unbend /ʌnˈbɛnd/ ( unbending, unbent, unbends )

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  V-I If someone unbends, their attitude becomes less strict than it was. (态度)逐渐放松

  例：

  In her dying days the old queen unbent a little.

  在老女王垂死的日子里，她的态度放松了一些。