unbend

英 [ˌʌnˈbend]

美 [ˌʌnˈbend]

v.  (在行为或态度上)放松; 变得无拘束; 随和; 拉直; 抻直; 变直

现在分词：unbending　过去式：unbent　过去分词：unbent　第三人称单数：unbends　

GRE

BNC.33856 / COCA.28359

牛津词典

verb

• （在行为或态度上）放松；变得无拘束；随和
  to relax and become less strict or formal in your behaviour or attitude
• 拉直；抻直；变直
  to make sth that was bent become straight; to become straight

柯林斯词典

• VERB （人）态度变缓和，变随和
  If someoneunbends, their attitude becomes less strict than it was.
  1. In her dying days the old Queen unbent a little.
     在临死的那些日子里，年迈的女王态度稍缓和了一些。

英英释义

verb

• release from mental strain, tension, or formality
  1. unbend the mind from absorbing too much information
• become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
  1. He relaxed in the hot tub
  2. Let's all relax after a hard day's work
  Synonym:relaxloosen upunwinddecompressslow down
• make less taut
  1. relax the tension on the rope
  Synonym:relax
• free from flexure
  1. unbend a bow
• unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
• straighten up or out
  Synonym:straighten

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