de-stress

/ˌdiː ˈstres/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdiː ˈstres/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdē-ˈstres/ (ame, mw)

de-stress — 動詞

  • de-stresspresent simple I / you / we / they
  • de-stresseshe / she / it
  • de-stressedpast simple
  • de-stressing-ing form

1. to let your body and mind calm down after a period of pressure or worry, often b

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

紓壓；放鬆

釋放身心壓力，讓自己平靜下來

to let your body and mind calm down after a period of pressure or worry, often by doing something quiet or enjoyable that pulls your attention away from the cause of the tension.

例句

Sade likes to de-stress after work by walking her dog in the park.

Sade 喜歡下班後帶狗在公園散步來紓壓。

de-stress + by + verb-ing for a chosen activity

A long hot bath helps Felix de-stress at the end of a busy week.

泡個長長的熱水澡能幫助 Felix 在忙碌的一週結束時放鬆。

subject is the activity that causes the relaxation

同義詞
  • unwind

    very close in meaning; slightly more common in everyday speech

  • relax

    broader; can also describe loosening muscles, not just relieving tension

  • decompress

    more figurative; emphasises a transition after intense focus

  • chill out

    informal; suggests becoming calm rather than actively releasing pressure

反義詞
  • tense up

    to become physically or mentally tight from worry

文法句型

de-stress + by + verb-ing

de-stress + after + noun

用法筆記

Subject is the person who is unwinding (intransitive). Frequently followed by 'by + verb-ing' to name the activity, or 'after / before + noun' to name the trigger. Avoid using it transitively with a person as object — say 'help someone de-stress', not 'de-stress someone'.

常見錯誤

❌The massage de-stressed me completely.
✅The massage helped me de-stress completely.
💡'de-stress' is intransitive; the person who relaxes is the subject, not the object.
❌I need to destress this evening.
✅I need to de-stress this evening.
💡written with a hyphen in standard spelling.