Definition

1. Verb:
   • To loosen: To make something less tight or less restrictive by relaxing its constraints or tension.
   • To relax / To ease: To make rules, controls, or conditions less severe or strict.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chính phủ quyết định nới lỏng các quy định nhập cảnh. (The government decided to loosen the entry regulations.)
  • Anh ấy nới lỏng cà vạt. (He loosened his tie.)
  • Công ty nới lỏng kỷ luật làm việc. (The company relaxed its work discipline.)

Advanced Usage

• "nới lỏng chính sách tiền tệ": to ease monetary policy.
  • Ngân hàng trung ương đang xem xét nới lỏng chính sách tiền tệ. (The central bank is considering easing monetary policy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nới (v): to loosen, to slacken (often physically).

  • Cô ấy nới dây giày. (She loosened her shoelaces.)

• Lỏng lẻo (adj): loose, slack, not tight or strict.

  • Việc quản lý ở đây khá lỏng lẻo. (The management here is quite lax.)

Synonyms

• Loosen: To make less tight.
• Relax: To make less severe or strict.
• Ease: To reduce pressure or intensity.
• Slacken: To reduce tension or speed.

Related Idioms

• Nới lỏng thắt lưng: To loosen one's belt (often used literally or to imply preparing to eat more, or figuratively to suggest easing budgetary constraints).
  • Sau bữa tối thịnh soạn, anh ta phải nới lỏng thắt lưng. (After the hearty dinner, he had to loosen his belt.)