slack 英 [slæk]   美 [slæk]

slack

slack  英 [slæk] 美 [slæk]

adj. 松弛的;松懈的;萧条的  vi. 松懈  n. 松弛, 闲置 

进行时:slacking  过去式:slacked  过去分词:slacked  第三人称单数:slacks  名词复数:slacks  比较级:slacker  最高级:slackest 

She was staring into space, her mouth slack. 她双唇微张,失神地望着前方。
The rope suddenly went slack. 绳子突然松了。

  • If you slow down at the end of a race, you slack off. When you use slack this way, it means to reduce your speed, to be sluggish, or to be negligent.
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  • adj. 松弛的;松懈的;萧条的
  • vi. 松懈
  • n. 松弛, 闲置
  • 1. She was staring into space, her mouth slack.

    她双唇微张,失神地望着前方。

  • 2. The rope suddenly went slack.

    绳子突然松了。

  • 3. slack muscles

    松弛的肌肉

  • 4. a slack period

    萧条期

  • 5. He's been very slack in his work lately.

    近来他工作很不认真。

  • 6. Discipline in the classroom is very slack.

    班里纪律十分松懈。

  • 7. Her arms hung slackly by her sides.

    她的双手无力地垂放在身体的两侧。

  • 8. There's too much slack in the tow rope.

    拖缆太松。

  • 9. There's very little slack in the budget.

    预算中没有多少剩余款项。

  • slack (adj.) Old English slæc "remiss, lax, characterized by lack of energy, sluggish, indolent, languid; slow, gentle, easy," from Proto-Germanic *slakas (source also of Old Saxon slak, Old Norse slakr, Old High German slah "slack," Middle Dutch lac "fault, lack"), from PIE root *sleg- "be slack, be languid."
  • slack (n.1) early 14c., "cessation" (of pain, grief, etc.), from slack (adj.). Meaning "a cessation of flow in a current or tide" is from 1756; that of "still stretch of a river" is from 1825. Meaning "loose part or end" (of a rope, sail, etc.) is from 1794; hence figurative senses in take up the slack (1930 figuratively) and slang cut (someone) some slack (1968). Meaning "quiet period, lull" is from 1851. Slacks "loose trousers" first recorded 1824, originally military.
  • slack (n.2) "coal dust," mid-15c., sleck, of uncertain origin, probably related to Middle Dutch slacke, Middle Low German slecke "slag, small pieces left after coal is screened," perhaps related to slagge "splinter flying off metal when it is struck" (see slag (n.)).
  • slack (v.) 1510s, "to moderate, make slack," back-formed from slack (adj.) after the original verb veered into the specialized sense of slake. Meaning "be remiss, inactive or idle, fail to exert oneself" is attested from 1540s; current use is probably a re-coining from c. 1904 (see slacker, and compare Old English slacful "lazy," sleacmodnes "laziness"). Related: Slacked; slacking.
slack / slæk ; NAmE slæk / adjective , noun , verb slack slacks slacked slacking adjective ( slack·er , slack·est ) 1 not stretched tight 不紧的;松弛的 SYN loose She was staring into space, her mouth slack. 她双唇微张,失神地望着前方。 The rope suddenly went slack. 绳子突然松了。 slack muscles 松弛的肌肉 2 (of business 生意 ) not having many customers or sales; not busy 萧条的;冷清的;清淡的 a slack period 萧条期 3 ( disapproving) not putting enough care, attention or energy into sth and so not doing it well enough 懈怠的;不用心的;敷衍了事的;吊儿郎当的 He's been very slack in his work lately. 近来他工作很不认真。 Discipline in the classroom is very slack. 班里纪律十分松懈。 slack·ly / slækli ; NAmE slækli / adverb Her arms hung slackly by her sides. 她的双手无力地垂放在身体的两侧。 slack·ness / slæknəs ; NAmE slæknəs / noun [uncountable ] noun [uncountable ] see also slacks 1 the part of a rope, etc. that is hanging loosely (绳索的)松弛部份 There's too much slack in the tow rope. 拖缆太松。 2 people, money or space that should be used more fully in an organization (组织中人员、资金或地方的)富余部份,闲置部份 There's very little slack in the budget. 预算中没有多少剩余款项。 3 very small pieces of coal 煤屑;煤末 IDIOMS cut sb some ˈslack ( informal) to be less critical of sb or less strict with them 不过于挑剔某人;对某人宽容些 Hey, cut him some slack! He's doing his best! 哎,别对他那么吹毛求疵!他已经尽全力了! take up the ˈslack 1 to improve the way money or people are used in an organization 提高(资金或人员使用的)效率 2 to pull on a rope, etc. until it is tight 收紧松弛的绳索 verb [intransitive ] to work less hard than you usually do or should do 懈怠;怠惰;偷懒 PHRASAL VERB ˌslack ˈoff (on sth) to do sth more slowly or with less energy than before 松懈;放松;懈怠 slack / slæk ; NAmE slæk / slack·ly / slækli ; NAmE slækli / slack·ness / slæknəs ; NAmE slæknəs /
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