slack

[slæk]

adj.松弛的, 懈怠的, 萧条的
n.松弛的部分, 松散, 淡季
vt.使缓慢, 疏忽
vi.变松弛, 逃避工作

a.

1. 松弛的, 不紧的; 不严的

2. 懈怠的; 疏忽的; 马虎的

3. 闲的, 呆滞的, 萧条的

4. (水流等)平缓的; 迟钝的

5. 不坚定的, 软弱的

vt.

1. 放松, 使松弛

2. 减缓, 使平缓

3. 马虎从事, 松垮地做

vi.

1. 放松, 变松弛[(+off/up)]

It's natural to slack off towards the end of a hard day's work.

一天紧张工作快结束的时候有些放松是自然的。

2. 减缓; 减弱; 变呆滞

3. 懒散; 懈怠; 马虎

n.

1. (绳索等的)松弛部分[U]

2. 松弛; 懈怠; 懒散[U]

3. (水流等的)迟缓; 静止不动[U]

4. 淡季; 萧条(期)[C][U]

There's a certain amount of slack in the car industry at the moment.

眼下汽车工业不太景气。

5. 宽松长裤; 便裤[P]

ad.

1. 马虎地; 松懈地

2. 缓慢地; 没精打采地

3. 清淡地; 呆滞地

4. 松弛地, 宽松地

词形变化

副词: slackly | 形容词比较级: slacker | 形容词最高级: slackest | 名词: slackness | 动词过去式: slacked | 动词过去分词: slacked | 动词现在分词: slacking | 动词第三人称单数: slacks |

词义辨析

同义:

a.松的; 下垂的

loose  lax  baggy  hanging  droopy

a.迟钝的

slow  dull  lazy  inactive  

反义:

a.松的

tight  

英英释义

名词 slack:

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

a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

同义词：slump, drop-off, falloff, falling off

a stretch of water without current or movement

同义词：slack water

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

同义词：mire, quagmire, quag, morass

the condition of being loose (not taut)

同义词：slackness

a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely

动词 slack:

avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

be inattentive to, or neglect

release tension on

make less active or fast

同义词：slacken, slack up, relax

become slow or slower

同义词：slow, slow down, slow up, slacken

make less active or intense

同义词：slake, abate

become less in amount or intensity

同义词：abate, let up, slack off, die away

cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

同义词：slake

形容词 slack:

not tense or taut

同义词：loose

lacking in strength or firmness or resilience

同义词：flaccid, lax, limp

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

lacking in rigor or strictness

同义词：lax

短语词组

slack off/up

1. 松劲; 懈怠

Don't slack off in your studies.

不要荒费你的学业。

2. 减缓; 变呆滞

The train slacked off as it came into the station.

火车进站时将速度减慢了。

take up the slack

1. 收紧松弛的绳索

The sailors pulled at the rope to take up the slack.

水手们拉起绳索把它收紧。

补充

slackslack英:[slæk] 美:[slæk]adj.1.松(弛)的He tightened a few slack screws.他旋紧了几只松动的螺丝。Discipline in Mr.Brown's class becomes very slack.在布朗先生的班上纪律很松。2.清淡的, 不活跃的Winter is the slack season at most hotels.对大多数旅馆来说, 冬天是淡季。3.懈怠的, 马虎的Living alone, he became slack about his appearance.由于单独过活, 他对自己的外表越来越不在意了。He is always slack in doing his homework.他做作业总是马马虎虎。vt. & vi.1.懈怠; 偷懒Haas slacked off in his work.哈斯工作很懈怠。2.减速; 放松His pace has gradually slacked.他的步速逐渐慢了下来。Slack the rope before trying to untie the knot.解结之前先将绳索放松。n.1.(绳索等)松弛部分He pulled in the slack of the rope.他收紧松垂的绳索。2.宽松裤I put on a pair of golfing slacks.我穿上了一条高尔夫球宽松裤。

例句

1. The boy's jaw went slack.那个男孩张大了嘴巴。 2. Very few hotels offered work for the slack season.淡季很少有宾馆招工。 3. Business is slack just now.眼下商业不景气。 4. Security has got a bit slack.安全方面有些松懈了。 5. There isn't enough slack in the rope.绳子不够松。 6. The slack in the rope was taken up.绳子松弛的地方被收紧了。 7. 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。 8. to slack oneself自我放松 9. to slack the main sail放下主帆 10. to slack one's steps放慢脚步 11. to slack one's work放慢工作速度 12. to slack one's duty逃避责任 13. His hands slacked down when he heard her shouting.当听到她的喊声时，他的双手松垂下来。 14. The rain is slacking.这会儿雨下得小了。 15. to slack in one's study学习松懈 16. a slack rope.一根松垂的绳子。 17. her mouth went slack.她的嘴松开了。 18. business was rather slack.生意很清淡。 19. they were working at a slack pace.他们工作进度缓慢。 20. slack accounting procedures.疏忽的会计程序。 21. the veteran king of slack chat.一个淫词满口的老国王。 22. soon the water will become slack, and the tide will turn.不久水面就会平缓，潮水将变化。 23. I picked up the rod and wound in the slack.我拾起钓竿，将松弛的线卷起。 24. he slept deeply, refreshed by a little slack in the daily routine.他睡得很香，每天都要懒散一会儿才精神焕发。 25. the horse slacked his pace.这匹马放慢脚步。 26. the flow of blood slacked off.血流减少。 27. she ticked off her girls if they were slacking.如果女孩子们工作懒散，她就责备她们。 28. the animal doesn't slack up until he reaches the trees.这头动物一直走到树林才慢下来。 29. their heads were hanging slack in attitudes of despair.他们无力地垂下头，摆出绝望姿态。 30. as domestic demand starts to flag, foreign demand will help pick up the slack.由于国内需求开始萎缩，外贸需求将有助弥补损失。 31. Leave the rope slack.让绳子放松着。 32. Trade is very slack here in winter.这里冬天生意很清淡。 33. slack security made terrorist attacks possible.警恒松懈使恐怖分子有机可乘，发动袭击。 34. You've been rather slack about your homework lately.最近你的家庭作业做得很马虎。 35. slack rope松弛的绳子 36. His broken arm hung slack at his side.他的断臂耷拉在身体一侧。 37. The rope suddenly went slack.绳子突然松了。 38. Her jaw went slack [=fell open] in amazement.她惊讶得张大了嘴巴。 39. The fall is our slack [=slow] season.秋季是我们的淡季。 40. a slack market萧条的市场 41. I've been a little slack [=careless] about taking my medication lately.最近我有点疏于服药了。 42. He accused the government of slack supervision of nuclear technology.他谴责政府对于核技术疏于监管。 43. Streamers hung slackly from the walls.彩带松松地吊在墙上。 44. the slackness of the rope绳子松散 45. His slackness at work has been noticed.有人已经注意到他工作懈怠。 46. Take in/up the slack of the rope.拉紧绳子。 47. We left some slack in the budget so that we can hire more people if we have to.我们在预算中留了一些款项，以便在需要时能雇用更多人手。 48. He was wearing a white shirt and (a pair of) cotton slacks.他身穿白衬衫和棉质裤子。 49. She wore dress slacks and a nice blouse.她穿着正装长裤和一件漂亮的衬衫。 50. Would you give/cut me some slack? I'm doing the best I can.对我宽容一些好不好？我在尽力而为了。 51. "When he didn't get the pay raise he was expecting, he had to take another job to pick up the slack. [=to make up for the money he was not making]"工资没有如愿增加，他只好再干一份工以补贴收入。 52. The manager has to take up the slack when employees don't do their jobs correctly.员工工作出错时，经理只好接手。 53. They need to stop slacking and get down to work.他们必须停止懈怠，认真开始工作。 54. "I was exercising regularly last summer, but I've been slacking off recently."去年夏天我还坚持定期锻炼，但是最近有些松懈了。 55. Their business has been slacking off in recent months.他们的业务最近几个月变得萧条起来。