单词 | relaxing |
释义 | relaxing (once / 2795 pages) adj Relaxing things are soothing: they make you feel calm, happy, and at ease. Relaxing things are the opposite of things that create worry or excitement. For a lot of people, watching TV and reading are relaxing. Jumping off a building or taking part in a high-speed chase isn't relaxing at all — neither is taking a test. If something makes you feel mellow, then it's probably relaxing. It helps most people sleep if they do relaxing things first. WORD FAMILYrelaxing: relaxingly+/relax: relaxant, relaxation, relaxed, relaxer, relaxes, relaxing/relaxant: relaxants/relaxation: relaxations/relaxed: relaxedly, unrelaxed/relaxer: relaxers USAGE EXAMPLESThe focus of the club isn’t, as one might think, networking or relaxing. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) They were eventually freed after rescuers managed to restart the cabins by relaxing the tension of tangled cables. BBC(Dec 24, 2016) Push it and it settles the car down and it all becomes relaxing. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) adj affording physical or mental rest Syn|Ant reposeful, restful slumberous, slumbrous quiet and tranquil restless, uneasy lacking or not affording physical or mental rest |
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