|adjective|
1.(of a speech sound, especially a vowel) pronounced with the vocal muscles relaxed.
‘the merger of tense and _lax_ vowels before ‘l’’
‘In view of the time required to move to more peripheral vowel positions, tense vowels tend to be peripheral and _lax_ vowels closer to schwa, the neutral or central vowel.’
2.(of the bowels) loose.
‘The unfortunate offset was that the hydronically excited children became rather _lax_ in the bladder department, and messy assisted toilet trips were required.’
3.(of the limbs or muscles) relaxed.
‘muscles have more potential energy when they are stretched than when they are _lax_ ’
‘An underlying slight twitch of muscles as she tensed, then sighed and those muscles went completely _lax_ as she sagged against me and snugged her head a bit closer.’
4.Not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.
‘ _lax_ security arrangements at the airport’
‘he’d been a bit _lax_ about discipline in school lately’
|noun|
1.Lacrosse.
‘I wore pads and a helmet whenever I played _lax_ ’
‘We offer _lax_ for boys and girls of all ages – whether you’re just starting in Pre K or want to play Varsity in high school.’
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词性:|adjective|
‘the merger of tense and _lax_ vowels before ‘l’’
