loosening
present participle ofloosen
| 单词 | loosening |
| 释义 | loosening present participle ofloosen loosen verb uk/ˈluː.sən/us/ˈluː.sən/loosenverb(NOT FIXED)C2[IorT] to (causeto)becomeloose: Thescrewsholdingthebedtogether had loosened. Unfastening and opening
loosenverb(LESS TIGHT)[T] to make something such asyourhairor apieceofclothinglesstight: He loosened histie. Unfastening and opening
Idiomsloosenyourgrip loosenyourgrip/hold loosensomeone'stongue Phrasal verbsloosen(something)up loosen(someone)up Examplesoflooseningloosening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The bootstrap allows inferences to be made directly from the actual data, whilelooseningthe parametric assumptions that may not hold in a particular case. From theCambridge English Corpus However, there are concerns that anylooseningof the rules could lead to a drop in participation by low-wage workers. From theCambridge English Corpus As clearly put, tightening the belts and wages of workers whilelooseningthe market forces is a recipe for mismatch and discontent. From theCambridge English Corpus The key issue was thelooseningof the rigid boundary between architectural researchers and practitioners. From theCambridge English Corpus We did not identify the bunglooseningor the evisceration as risk factors for carcass contamination. From theCambridge English Corpus In some cases, the recovery of the communicated concept from the linguistically-encoded concept will involve both processes of narrowing andloosening. From theCambridge English Corpus Put another way, major supply-side reforms including the 'loosening' of labour markets would be induced by a political authority lacking political legitimacy. From theCambridge English Corpus Minimizing soillooseningduring crop establishment will also contribute to a significant reduction in soil erosion in tropical smallholder cropping systems. From theCambridge English Corpus The severe economic slowdown allowed for the development of favourable coalitions and thelooseningof old restrictions and political constraints. From theCambridge English Corpus Their main demand is for thelooseningor abolition of the limits for investment of the technical reserves in specific financial instruments. From theCambridge English Corpus A democratic and an industrial revolution, conjoined, swept over men and cultures,looseningtraditional ties and connections. From theCambridge English Corpus In the future, thelooseningof social ties, frequent divorces and migration may lead to an increase in feelings of loneliness among older people. From theCambridge English Corpus Misalignment and mechanicallooseningare mainly caused by improper installation of the machine. From theCambridge English Corpus Accordingly, weakening of the "thematic field" is associated with alooseningof perceptual context that may alter the organization or salience of the theme. From theCambridge English Corpus The facilitation of creativity in "pathological" states may result from an inherentlooseningor associative elimination of contextual relationships. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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