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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

relaxation [riːlæk'seɪʃən]
  1. 1. noun [u] (rest) 消遣
  2. 2. noun [of rule] [ control etc] 放宽

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

relaxation [.rɪlæks'eʃən] [.rɪːlæk'seɪʃən]
  1. 1. noun 松弛放松松懈缓和
  2. 2. noun 轻松
  3. 3. noun 消遣娱乐

Collins English-English Dictionary

relaxation ["riːlæk'seɪʃən]
  1. 1. n rest or refreshment, as after work or effort; recreation
  2. 2. n a form of rest or recreation
    his relaxation is cricket
  3. 3. n a partial lessening of a punishment, duty, etc
  4. 4. n the act of relaxing or state of being relaxed
  5. 5. n [Physics] the return of a system to equilibrium after a displacement from this state
  6. 6. n [maths] a method by which errors resulting from an approximation are reduced by using new approximations

Examples

For relaxation he golfed, swam, and walked.
为了放松,他打高尔夫,游泳,散步。
My vacation had elapsed without any rest or relaxation.
我还没有任何休息或放松,假期已经过完了。
两国关系出现了一定程度的缓和。
Some relaxation of tensions has been brought about between the two countries.
这次事故给我们敲了警钟,今后必须严格制度。
The accident sounded a warning against a relaxation of the rules.
管理企业要弛张有度。
Enterprise needs to be managed by people who can combine tension with relaxation.
小姑还有一个星期才出月子,现在还要好好休养。
There is still a week left for the confinement of my sister-in-law. She still needs to be in good relaxation now.
工作和休息应交替进行。
One should alternate work and relaxation.
我把种花作为一种休闲方式。
I regard gardening as a form of relaxation.

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