| 释义 |
de-stress, v.
Brit. |ˌdiːˈstrɛs|, U.S. |ˌdiˈstrɛs|
[‹ de- prefix + stress v.1]
1. trans. Prosody and Phonetics. To pronounce (a word or syllable) with little or no stress in a case where stress would be expected; to cause (a syllable or word) to be pronounced in this manner.
1929S. Moore Historical Outl. Eng. Phonol. & Morphol. (ed. 2) vi. 123 The Modern English weak form..is probably not derived from the late Middle English weak form but is the result of destressing the Modern English strong form. 1952D. L. Bolinger in PMLA 67 1131, I again insert the caution that He is the púre musician, with contrastive stress on pre-posed pure and with musician de-stressed, is iterative. 1957College Composition & Communication 8 238 De-stressing the ending violates our rule about loud stress at the end. 1973Language 49 313 A much later rule..will then destress all but the last stressed vowel in the word. 2000S. Franks & T. H. King Handbk. Slavic Clitics 120 A major complexity in the analysis of Cz clitics was the possibility of destressing nonclitics.
2.
a. trans. To reduce the stress (an object) is under; to take the stress out of (a process or situation); to relax (a person).
1961Times 10 Aug. 13/4 A method of destressing continuously welded rail, using air-propane burners. 1981Engin. & Mining Jrnl. (Nexis) June 94 (heading) Sophisticated planning needed to de-stress the pain of growth. 1989D. Morris Catlore (BNC) 16 Like the purr, the key message of the smile is ‘I am not going to do you any harm’. As such it is vitally important for ‘softening’ social relationships and de-stressing moments of close proximity. 1995J. Miller Voxpop xxi. 268 Lately, I've started work again..so I meditate again after work for an hour to de-stress myself.
b. intr. orig. U.S. Of a person: to relax after a stressful time; to unwind.
1983People 12 Sept. 104/3 The two had long since blown their publisher's advance of $10,000, Babcock was $5,000 in the hole, Kennedy was out $2,000, the manuscript was three months late, and both needed yet another spa fix to de-stress. 1991Metropolitan Home May 50/2 (caption) De-stress for less at the turn-of-the-century Hotel del Coronado near San Diego. 2000D. E. Wilfley et al. Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Group 103 Eating is a way to unwind, you know, and to kind of de-stress. |
