| 词汇 | slack |
| 释义 | slack | BrE slak, AmE slæk | A. adjective ① (loose, limp) 松垂的 ‹rope›; 松弛的 ‹muscles, skin›▸ to go slack 松开 ▸ his mouth went slack 他的嘴巴微张开来 ▸ to have a slack grip on sth 对某物抓得不紧 ② derogatory (negligent) 懒散的 ‹worker, student›▸ to get or grow slack 变得懒散 ▸ to be slack (in) doing sth/at or about sth; 做某事/在某事物上马虎 ③ derogatory (lax) 松懈的 ‹organization, discipline›▸ to get or grow slack 变得松懈 ④ (not busy) 萧条的 ‹market, conditions›; 疲软的 ‹sales›; 生意清淡的 ‹week›▸ business/trading is slack 生意/贸易不景气 ▸ the slack period/season (of the year) 萧条期/（一年中的）淡季 ⑤ (sluggish) 缓慢的 ‹current, pace›; 柔和的 ‹winds›; 缓慢流动的 ‹area of water›B. noun uncountable ① (sag, looseness) 松弛 ▸ there's too much slack (in the rope) （绳子）太松了 ▸ there's very little slack in the budget 预算很紧 ▸ to take or pick up the slack 收紧松弛处 figurative 提高使用效率 ▸ take up the slack! (in sail) 把帆收紧！ ▸ to cut (sb) some slack US slang （对某人）宽容一些 ② figurative (lull, reduced activity) 松懈 ▸ there is no slack in my day 我在工作日里根本没有空闲 ▸ to have little slack in the day 整日不得空闲 ▸ economic slack, slack in the economy 经济萧条 ▸ to pick up the slack Economics 提振不景气的状况 ③ (coal) 煤屑 C. slacks plural noun 便裤 ▸ a pair of slacks 一条便裤 D. intransitive verb ▸ British informal to be slacking (be idle) 懒散 (work slowly) 工作懈怠 ▸ stop slacking! 别松松垮垮的！ E. transitive verb ① (loosen) 松开 ‹rope›② (reduce) 放缓 ‹pace›; 减少 ‹activity›PHRASAL VERBS slack off intransitive verb = slacken off B1slack up intransitive verb = slacken up |
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