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loosen

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they loosen
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he / she / it loosens
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past simple loosened
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past participle loosened
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-ing form loosening
🔊/ˈluːsnɪŋ/
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Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] loosen (something) to make something less tight or strongly fixed; to become less tight or strongly fixed （使）放松，变松synonym slacken
    • First loosen the nuts, then take off the wheel.先松开螺母，然后卸下车轮。🔊🔊
    • The rope holding the boat loosened.系船的绳子松了。🔊🔊
  2. [transitive] loosen something to make a piece of clothing, hair, etc. loose, when it has been tied or fastened解开，松开（衣服、头发等）
    • She loosened her hair so that it fell over her shoulders.她把头发松开垂到肩上。
  3. [transitive] loosen your hands, hold, etc. to hold somebody/something less tightly松开，放开（手等）
    • He loosened his grip and let her go.他松手放开了她。🔊🔊
    • (figurative) The military regime has not loosened its hold on power.军事政权尚未放松对权力的控制。🔊🔊
  4. [transitive] loosen something to make something weaker or less carefully managed than before （使）变弱，松散，疏远synonym relax
    • The party has loosened its links with big business.这个政党与大企业的关系疏远了。🔊🔊
    5. opposite tighten
Idioms
loosen somebody’s tongue
  1. to make somebody talk more freely than usual使无拘束地说话；使自由自在地说
    • A bottle of wine had loosened Harry's tongue.一瓶酒下肚，哈里的话匣子便打开了。🔊🔊