unbend

verb

1. release from mental strain, tension, or formality

e.g. unbend the mind from absorbing too much information

2. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

e.g. He relaxed in the hot tub
Let's all relax after a hard day's work

Synonym: relaxloosen upunwinddecompressslow down

3. make less taut

e.g. relax the tension on the rope

Synonym: relax

4. free from flexure

e.g. unbend a bow

5. unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay

6. straighten up or out
make straight

Synonym: straighten

1. （人）态度变缓和，变随和
If someone unbends, their attitude becomes less strict than it was.

e.g. In her dying days the old Queen unbent a little.
在临死的那些日子里，年迈的女王态度稍缓和了一些。

1. unbend

1. 弄直：unbedded 不成层的 | unbend 弄直 | unbiased confidence interval 无偏置信区间

2. 不拘泥：unbelieving 不相信的 | unbend 不拘泥 | unbending 坚决的

3. 卸除放直：unbend 弄直 | unbend 卸除放直 | unbent 不弯的

4. 使直：unbalanced mass 不均衡体 | unbend 使直 | unbiased sample 不偏试样