nới lỏng
Definition
- 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.)