| 词汇 | slack |
| 释义 | slack adjective uk /slæk/ us /slæk/ slackadjective (NOT TIGHT)not tight; loose: 不紧的，松的 These tent ropes are too slack - they need tightening.这些帐篷绳太松了——需要把它们紧一紧。 Flexible, loose and yielding adrift bendable bendy ductile ductility flowing jointed lax limply limpness pliantly ragdoll relax rubbery semi-flexible tensile uncompressed unconstricted unstayed unstuck slackadjective (NOT ACTIVE)showing little activity; not busy or happening in a positive way: 萧条的，不景气的;冷清的;懈怠的 business is slackBusiness is always slack at this time of year.每年的这个时候生意都很清淡。 UKdisapprovingDiscipline in Mr Brown's class has become very slack recently.布朗先生班里的纪律最近变得十分松懈。 UKdisapprovingThe job is taking a long time because the workmen are so slack.这项工作花费了很长时间，因为工人很懒散。 Slow and moving slowly (as) slow as molassesidiom at a snail's paceidiom by and byidiom by degreesidiom claw your way (somewhere)idiom float hang around in ones and twosidiom inch by inchidiom infiltrate infiltration jog labour sluggish sluggishly sluggishness snail staged struggle wander Related wordslackly slack noun uk /slæk/ us /slæk/ slacknoun (NOT TIGHT)[ U ] the fact that something is too loose: 松弛，不紧 There's too much slack in these ropes.这些绳子有太多的地方很松弛。 take up the slackThe men pulled on the ropes to take up the slack (= to tighten them).男人们拉绳子将其收紧。 Flexible, loose and yielding adrift bendable bendy ductile ductility flowing jointed lax limply limpness pliantly ragdoll relax rubbery semi-flexible tensile uncompressed unconstricted unstayed unstuck slacknoun (TROUSERS)slacks[ plural ]US or UKold-fashioned a pair of trousers that are in the style of trousers worn as part of a suit, and that are considered fairly formal but not as formal as a suit: （不属于套装一部分的）长裤 wool slacks羊毛长裤 slacknoun (COAL)[ U ] very small pieces and dust from coal煤屑 Fuels alcohol fuel biofuelled biomaterial briquette charcoal CHP coal coalification fuel rod gasometer go-juice guzzle hickory chips mesquite non-fuel non-petroleum nuclear oil-fired propellant solar panel Idiompick up/take up the slack slack verb[ I ] informaluk /slæk/ us /slæk/ to work more slowly and with less effort than usual, or to go more slowly: 松懈，懈怠 slack off/upEveryone slacks off/up at the end of the week.每个人到了周末都有些懈怠。 disapprovingYou'll be in trouble if you're caught slacking on the job.如果你被抓到工作时偷懒，那你就麻烦了。 slack off your speedSlack off your speed as you approach the corner.接近拐角时，你要放慢速度。 Slow and moving slowly (as) slow as molassesidiom at a snail's paceidiom by and byidiom by degreesidiom claw your way (somewhere)idiom float hang around in ones and twosidiom inch by inchidiom infiltrate infiltration jog labour sluggish sluggishly sluggishness snail staged struggle wander slack | American Dictionaryslack adjective[ -er/-est only ] us/slæk/ slackadjective[-er/-est only] (NOT TIGHT)not tight; loose: His jaw went slack, and he looked puzzled. slackadjective[-er/-est only] (NOT ACTIVE)showing a lack of activity; not busy or happening in a positive way: The teachers are kind of slack about enforcing rules. slack noun[ U ] us/slæk/ slacknoun[U] (LOOSE STATE)the state of being too loose or not tight enough: There was too much slack in the cable. slacknoun[U] (SLOW STATE)a period when something is slower or less active than usual: the midsummer slack Idiompick up the slack slack | Business Englishslack adjective uk /slæk/us if business or economic activity is slack, there is less activity than usual: He wanted to sell some of his rental homes, but the region's slack economy stopped him. May was a very slack month for the entire industry. slack market/demand/sales slack time/periodSummer is usually a slack time for energy demand. something that is slack is not strict or effective enough: Experts say that slacker financial controls may be to blame. There were claims in the media of slack corporate governance. someone who is slack is not working hard enough or spending enough time or care on something: Businesses that shout loudest about delayed payments are often the worst slack payers. be slack with somethingShe's always been a bit slack with her accounts. slack noun[ U ] uk /slæk/us resources, such as money, people, or time, that are not being used at a particular time: At the moment we have very little slack for dealing with emergencies. slack in somethingAnne and Bill didn't have enough slack in their household budget. pick/take up slack to make a business, industry, or economy operate more effectively by doing the work that someone else has stopped doing but that still needs to be done: More business investment would pick up the slack in the economy. The drug maker is having problems with production, but none of its competitors have taken up the slack. slacknessnoun[ U ] There has been some slackness in the labor market this quarter. Examples of slackslack I do not want to say that they are all idling and slacking; that would be wicked, and it would be untrue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one is slacking and somehow, despite the fact that they are overworked, the people cope and still give a remarkable service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are slacking, and there is voluntary absenteeism, not only in mining but in other industries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Very often when the workmen appear to be slacking there is some good reason. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are men slacking in the workshops and employers on the golf courses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Great schemes have been undertaken resulting in intense activity for a short time, and then there has been a slacking off resulting in unemployment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, the idea that there is a large number of working men in this country who are doing nothing—slacking about—is a perfect illusion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact is that we are slacking now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The incidence of strikes, unofficial or official, slacking and bad workmanship represent for one reason or another the failure of industrial and human relations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not say that they are slacking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Can we have a guarantee that there will be no slacking off in the married quarters programme? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I say "occasional" not because they are slacking in any way—indeed, they certainly are not—but because there are not enough of them to go around. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Slacking is flat against human nature, if human nature is fairly handled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree that there may be scope for increased output of energy but, mainly, where there is a slacking off it is a reflection on the management rather than workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result was that up to 1922 the local authorities had built a total of 137,000 houses and private enterprise 73,000; they were not slacking off at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of slack These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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