Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

loosen

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Lỏng đi, nới lỏng

BrE /ˈluː.sən/ AmE /ˈluː.sən/

verb en → vi

past loosened pp loosened ing loosening

1 RELAX [transitive, T + obj] B1

Lỏng đi, nới lỏng

to make something less tight or firm; to relax

  • loosen something

Collocations loosen a knot · loosen the belt

  • He loosened his tie and took off his jacket.

    Anh ta nới lỏng cà vạt và cởi áo khoác.

2 MAKE LESS TIGHT [transitive, T + obj] B1

Lỏng đi, nới lỏng

to make something less tight or firm; to relax

  • loosen something

Collocations loosen the grip · loosen the reins

  • The coach told the players to loosen their grips on the bats.

    Huấn luyện viên bảo các cầu thủ nới lỏng nắm tay trên gậy.

1 MAKE LESS TIGHT [intransitive] B2

Lỏng đi, nới lỏng

to make something less tight or firm; to relax

  • something loosens

Collocations the knot loosened · the grip loosened

  • The rope had loosened and was slipping through his hands.

    Dây thừng đã lỏng đi và trượt qua tay anh.

2 MAKE LESS TIGHT [transitive, T + obj] B2

Lỏng đi, nới lỏng

to make something less tight or firm; to relax

  • loosen something

Collocations loosen the soil · loosen the earth

  • The farmer loosened the soil before planting.

    Người nông dân đã nới lỏng đất trước khi trồng.