英语词汇“loosen”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

loosenloosen /ˈlusən/ ●○○ verb

VERB TABLE

loosen

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	loosen
	he, she, it	loosens
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	loosened
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have loosened
	he, she, it	has loosened
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had loosened
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will loosen
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have loosened

Continuous Form
Present	I	am loosening
	he, she, it	is loosening
	you, we, they	are loosening
Past	I, he, she, it	was loosening
	you, we, they	were loosening
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been loosening
	he, she, it	has been loosening
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been loosening
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be loosening
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been loosening

1[intransitive, transitive] to make something less tight or less firmly fastened, or to become less tight or less firmly fastened OPP tighten: After dinner we all had to loosen our belts. The screws in this shelf have loosened.2[transitive] to make laws, rules, etc. less strict SYN relax OPP tighten: Congress has loosened some of the restrictions on immigration.3loosen your grip/hold a)to reduce the control or power you have over someone or something: loosen on The government has loosened its hold on the media considerably. b)to start holding someone less tightly than you were before: He loosened his grip on David’s arm.4loosen somebody’s tongue to make someone talk more than usual, especially about things he or she should not talk about: The whiskey loosened his tongue.loosen up phrasal verb1loosen (somebody ↔) up to become more relaxed and feel less worried or serious, or make someone do this: We used to fight a lot, but Dad has loosened up a little lately.2loosen (something ↔) up if your muscles loosen up, or if you loosen them up, they stop feeling stiff