英汉词典

1. 放宽，放松（限制、法律等）
    If someone loosens restrictions or laws, for example, they make them less strict or severe.

    e.g. Many business groups have been pressing the Federal Reserve to loosen interest rates...
           不少企业集团一直在向联邦储备委员会施压，要求其放松利率管制。
    e.g. Drilling regulations, too, have been loosened to speed the development of the fields.
           钻探条例亦已放宽，以加速油田的开发。