slack

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基本释义

adj.
松(弛)的; 清淡的; 不活跃的; 懈怠的
v.
懈怠; 偷懒; 减速; 放松
n.
宽松裤; (绳索等)松弛部分; 煤屑; (人员、资金或地方的)富余的部份

词性变化

实用例句

She was staring into space, her mouth slack.

她双唇微张,失神地望着前方。

牛津词典

The rope suddenly went slack.

绳子突然松了。

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slack muscles

松弛的肌肉

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a slack period

萧条期

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He's been very slack in his work lately.

近来他工作很不认真。

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Discipline in the classroom is very slack.

班里纪律十分松懈。

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Her arms hung slackly by her sides.

她的胳膊在两边耷拉着。

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There's too much slack in the tow rope.

拖缆太松。

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There's very little slack in the budget.

预算中没有多少剩余款项。

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Hey, cut him some slack! He's doing his best!

嗨,别对他那么吹毛求疵!他已经尽全力了!

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The boy's jaw went slack.

男孩张大了嘴巴。

The workload can be evened out, instead of the shop having busy times and slack periods.

商其工作量可以平均开来,不像商店那样有时很忙,有时很闲。

Many publishers have simply become far too slack.

许多出版商就是变得过于懈怠了。

He had never let a foreman see him slacking.

他从未在哪个工头面前表现出丝毫懈怠。

As major airlines give up less-traveled routes, smaller planes are picking up the slack.

由于大型航空公司放弃了乘客较少的路线,一些较小的飞机正在加紧补位。

Those who are slack in their work will never have a chance to be successful.

干活马虎的人永远都不会成功.

期刊摘选

He was slack in fulfilling his promises and responsibilities.

在履行诺言,担负责任方面,他是松弛的.

期刊摘选

Some are hard at work and some are slack in work.

有的勤奋工作,有的则消极怠工.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Slack off those ropes there ; there's a storm coming!

把那里的绳索放松, 暴风雨就要来了!

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Please slack up your speed. I can't run as fast as you!

请你跑慢点! 我跑得没你快.

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Trade has been slack for the past six months, but it is now picking up.

在过去六个月中贸易一直不景气, 但现在状况正在好转.

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As business was slack she packed up early.

由于生意萧条她早早打烊了.

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Winter is the slack season at most hotels.

对大多数旅馆来说,冬天是淡季.

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真题例句

economy is slack domestic consumer demand.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

  • 2. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality;

    "the team went into a slump"

    "a gradual slack in output"

    "a drop-off in attendance"

    "a falloff in quality"

  • 3. a stretch of water without current or movement;

    "suddenly they were in slack water"

  • 4. the condition of being loose (not taut);

    "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"

  • 5. a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely;

    "he took up the slack"

Verb
  • 1. avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

  • 2. be inattentive to, or neglect;

    "He slacks his attention"

  • 3. release tension on;

    "slack the rope"

  • 4. make less active or fast;

    "He slackened his pace as he got tired"

    "Don't relax your efforts now"

  • 5. become slow or slower;

    "Production slowed"

  • 6. make less active or intense

  • 7. become less in amount or intensity;

    "The storm abated"

    "The rain let up after a few hours"

  • 8. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water;

    "slack lime"

Adjective
  • 1. not tense or taut;

    "the old man's skin hung loose and gray"

    "slack and wrinkled skin"

    "slack sails"

    "a slack rope"

  • 2. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience;

    "flaccid muscles"

    "took his lax hand in hers"

    "gave a limp handshake"

    "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton

    "a slack grip"

  • 3. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide;

    "slack water"

  • 4. lacking in rigor or strictness;

    "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"

    "lax in attending classes"

    "slack in maintaining discipline"

同义词辨析

loose, slack

这两个形容词均含"松驰的"之意。

  • loose: 常用,通俗。指人的精神或东西的松驰。
  • slack: 强调缺乏牢固性或稳固性,不坚定。

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