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► 動詞
緩める  [(3)ゆるめる]    meaning:  loose  rank: 1
☆ 彼はベルトを緩めた ⇨ He loosened his belt
☆ 私はネジを緩めた ⇨ I loosened the screw

緩める  [(3)ゆるめる]    meaning:  relax  rank: 1
☆ 政府は規制を緩めた ⇨ The government relaxed the regulation

緩める  [(3)ゆるめる]    meaning:  slow  rank: 1
☆ 彼は車の速度を少し緩めた ⇨ He slowed down the car a little  (☛ Always takes an object like 速度 (speed), 歩 (pace), etc. In other words, you never say just “緩めろ！” to say “slow down!”)


More examples:
  • 未だ終わっていないから気を緩めるな ⇨ It is not over yet so don’t loosen your mind, lose your focus
  • 私はそのネジを緩めるのに手こずった ⇨ I struggled to loose the screw