| 词汇 | slackened |
| 释义 | slackened past simple and past participle ofslacken slacken verb[ I or T ] uk /ˈslæk.ən/ us /ˈslæk.ən/ slackenverb[I or T] (LESS TIGHT)to (cause to) become loose: （使）变松，（使）松开 Slacken the reins or you'll hurt the horse's mouth.松开缰绳，否则你会弄伤马的嘴。 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 slackenverb[I or T] (LESS ACTIVE)to (cause to) become slower or less active: 放慢，放松，减缓 He stooped to pick it up, without slackening his pace(= without walking more slowly).他弯腰将它拾起，并没有放慢脚步。 The pace of trading slackened during the winter months.冬天那几个月里贸易活动明显减少。 The management expects demand to slacken (off) in the New Year.管理层预计新年期间需求会减少。 The car's speed slackened (off) as it went up a steep hill.汽车上陡坡时速度减慢了。 Most people slacken off/up at the end of a day's work.大多数人在一天工作快结束时都会松懈下来。 Increasing and decreasing speed of motion accelerant accelerate accelerating acceleration accelerative brake catch catch (someone) up gun isolator non-accelerating pickup put your foot downidiom quicken retard speed (something) up spurt step on the gasidiom throttle (something) back/down upshift Examples of slackenedslackened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. After they had lain hove-to for 14 hours, the wind slackened, the seas became less violent, and the small flotilla got under way again. In the evening the wind slackened, out of the southeast; by around 8 o'clock it fell calm. Thus, cultivation slackened, and the farms were ruined. But it is evident that in the primary wheat producing districts, mechanization commenced as early as the 1850s, slackened off in the 1860s and took off again in the 1870s. It would have been more helpful to his own community if statements he has made—some of them outrageous—had slackened rather than increased the tension. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As this has now slackened-off, the arrears are being rapidly overcome. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If at any time they had shown fright at aerial attack or had slackened in their production, no armed forces would have been successful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So far from the rate of improvement in our education having slackened, it has clearly accelerated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is, therefore, perfectly clear that the drive to improve the trade balance cannot be slackened and, indeed, must be intensified. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yes, the rate of decline in optimism may have slackened slightly, but declining it still is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As these have slackened, contractions and redundancies have increased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even if the rate of traffic growth has slackened in the last few years, the trend would still appear to me to be encouraging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If our birthrate became steady, or even slackened off, which is by no means impossible, the reverse process might be expected to take place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The demand for coal has slackened because industry switched to gas at a time when it was half the price of coal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is obvious that skill differentials have slackened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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