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adjective slakslæk 1Not taut or held tightly in position; loose. 不紧的；松弛的 一根松垂的绳子。 她的嘴松开了。 Example sentencesExamples - He tried to stand up to get in a better position, gasping, but then the Urg's grip went slack and he limped over, dead.
- Among the flap of slack sails she heard the men talking, but made no effort to understand their conversation.
- What I saw then nearly made my jaw go slack.
- Lynx saw to his right the rope go slack, and saw the same on his left, and felt the bridge leave from under his feet.
- I held the slack rope taut in various positions and Jim measured and recorded the segments' lengths.
- Her face became taut, then she went slack with a strange despair.
- The fledgling's breathing and heartbeat slowed, taut muscles went slack, and his third eyelids slid halfway across his bright gaze.
- Suddenly I felt my jaw nearly go slack.
- I felt my jaw go slack then I snapped it closed.
- Hearing this devastating turn of conversation, my jaw fell slack in disbelief.
- His jaw quivered and dropped, while the rest of his body fell slack.
- It took just one heave and one ho for the rope to go slack as my former self went head over heels into the pit.
- Even the hand that had consistently gripped his own through the whole encounter fell slack.
- They moved around behind the tree, then the rope went slack and the ground smashed up.
- In Compagnie Cahin Caha, director Gulko performs a near-calamitous off-balance act on the slack rope.
- After a slack tuning (to go easy on the new strings), the instrument was pounded on by a machine to break the key mechanism in evenly.
Synonyms loose, limp, not taut, not tight, hanging, flapping relaxed, flexible, pliant flaccid, flabby, loose, sagging, saggy, drooping, droopy, soft baggy, loose-fitting, loose, not tight, generously cut, roomy shapeless, sack-like, oversized, ill-fitting, bagging, hanging, flapping, saggy 2(of business or trade) characterized by a lack of work or activity; quiet. （生意，交易）萧条的，不活跃的，清淡的 business was rather slack 生意很清淡。 Example sentencesExamples - Another drag on the economy is slack domestic demand.
- Business was slack, unusual for that time of morning.
- With a slack Mexican economy, Modelo's contribution to net this year is about flat.
- Some employers, it seems, are capitalizing on the slack job market.
- However, somewhere in the lean, mean 1980s and '90s, the importance of slack resources was lost.
- Repayments can be cut back during slack periods.
- The average occupancy rate of the hotels has exceeded 90 per cent, with significant recovery from an earlier slack business season.
- If you have quality, there is never gonna be a slack time for your restaurant.
- But getting angry with himself for making this mistake was just as fruitless as brooding over the slack business owner.
- One plus from slack labor demand will be lower inflation next year.
- If energy prices were high when the economy was slack, how much higher would they go when it was firing on all cylinders?
- Business appeared to be slack for the stall holders.
- But matters are often made a great deal worse by slack micro-management practices adding to the burden.
- But later he began to put off payment, giving the excuse that business was slack.
- If business is slack, plans for a new van are postponed.
- Pricier oil, a strong euro, and slack labor markets are all big factors.
- The slack economy is shrinking tax receipts, notes economist Susan Hering of UBS Warburg LLC.
- They can still sell at a very handsome profit even in a slack market and some did.
- With little access to credit, they were not well equipped to withstand competition or slack periods of trade.
- The local tourism industry arranges winter celebrations and activities to prevent a slack season.
- 2.1 Slow or sluggish.
缓慢的，松懈的 they were working at a slack pace 他们工作进度缓慢。 Example sentencesExamples - So I wasn't ready to be there, I was a bit slack, and I guess I was difficult.
- If his first novel feels a little slack, however, Norman's more recent work seems to have tipped over into a more deterministic mode.
- And he certainly hasn't been slack since getting to Calgary, either.
- The industry is still swamped with capacity, and the slack economy has slowed demand.
- I've been through this before, selling a house into a slack, sluggish market.
- These attacks will continue, and enforcement will be slack, especially if Boy George gets another four years.
- Though the pace is slack and the jokes are slim, the chemistry between Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson is as sparkly as ever.
- One minute later however Leixlip went ahead again courtesy of some very slack defending.
- The one thing we both agreed on was the slack service.
- Tightly edited, FUBAR doesn't grow as slack or indulgent as many mockumentaries do.
- They're not actually rude or deliberately slack (unlike some of the Cafe Uno staff), just dubiously competent.
- ‘Winter is not a slack season for power use as many people think,’ he said.
Synonyms sluggish, slow, quiet, slow-moving, not busy, inactive, flat, depressed, stagnant
3Having or showing laziness or negligence. 懒散的；疏忽的；懈怠的 slack accounting procedures 松散的会计程序。 Example sentencesExamples - Villa never gave up, however, and in the last minute they took advantage of slack play in our defence to make it 4-3.
- In the second half Penrith got back in the game when slack marking left a defender free to prod in.
- They're all getting drunk in a bar somewhere, moaning about how slack Cape Town business people are.
- He said his new department was slack and inefficient.
- Haxby United edged into a 1-0 lead over visiting Old Malton when slack defensive play let in David Thompson for a well-taken header.
- I don't think I'm being too slack here.
- Five first-half tries put them firmly in control only for Salford to make the most of some slack defence.
- They say they have no idea when or how Beggs got into the country because of slack EU border controls.
- I'm sorry I've been so slack with updating.
- It can never be slack or lazy; I can never assume anyone will read it just because it's there.
- But one issue is more important than slack students, ill-prepared teachers or indifferent parents.
- In principle, the steady drone of flat, slack sentences reproduces the demoralised world they depict, not the limits of the writer's talent.
- Steve Staunton's resulting centre picked out Angel who took advantage of slack marking to head past Steve Banks.
- My dad says that the public schools here are too slack.
- Our spirits are willing but the flesh, alas, is slack.
- You can be slack at times if you are too assured, but fortunately I have never had that sort of luxury.
- Is this Government so slack, so lax, and so incompetent that it has not actually considered that issue before today?
- City of York VIII crashed 5-0 to hosts Rotherham, the visitors throwing the game away by slack marking.
- It would be different, I guess, if the parent was not present, but this slack approach to parenting is disgraceful.
- I'm feeling awful because I've been so terribly slack lately.
- Hanssen was slack about ‘tradecraft’ because he knew just how remote the possibility of discovery was.
- Security at Frankfurt airport was incredibly slack.
Synonyms lax, negligent, neglectful, remiss, careless, slapdash, slipshod, lackadaisical, lazy, inefficient, incompetent, inattentive, offhand, casual, disorderly, disorganized North American derelict informal sloppy, slap-happy, do-nothing, asleep at the wheel British vulgar slang half-arsed formal delinquent rare otiose, pococurante 4West Indian Lewd. 〈西印度〉淫荡的，猥亵的，下流的 the veteran king of slack chat 讲下流话大王。 Example sentencesExamples - Well, I'm in one of my moods to share a slack joke again!
- We were in the Operating Room doing a case and in order to break the routine of work, we were relating a lot of slack jokes.
- Despite all of this, he can still manage to laugh and share a slack joke with me, so he is in reasonably good spirits.
- 4.1 Having many sexual encounters or relationships (typically used of a woman).
5(of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing. （潮水）弛缓的，平缓的 soon the water will become slack, and the tide will turn 不久水面就会平缓，潮水将变化。 Example sentencesExamples - Enter too soon before, or too long after slack tide, and we will get blown off the reef and possibly end up in a very dangerous position.
- On neap tides it's usually slack enough to dive an hour before this and up to an hour after.
- There is plenty of time for storytelling as we wait for slack tide.
- Reeling the little Calcutta 400 quite quickly in the slack tide gave the eel just that little extra zip and fish attracting noise in the water.
- This species is more active at night during slack tides.
- Expect the main action to come the two hours either side of slack water.
- When the tide turns and the water becomes slack, the dives are dull, with little wildlife.
- The sea becomes still - it is slack tide.
- I have never found out when slack water is at Wolf Rock.
noun slakslæk 1The part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part. 绳索的松弛部分 I picked up the rod and wound in the slack 我拾起钓竿，将松弛的线卷起。 Example sentencesExamples - He went until the rope pulled tight and then he barked for more slack to be given.
- I was so eager that I took off without waiting for Ben to answer or to take the slack out of the rope.
- Show how to lead properly by having slack in the lead rope and allowing the horse to carry his head at a natural level.
- Stay loose and leave a little slack - you know Murphy's Law's operating, so go with the flow.
- We had taken most of the slack out of the ropes, but there was always some.
- He had taken up the slack in the rope he felt me give him and then raced as fast as he could up to the only available anchor - a tree.
- A sport climber will keep falling until he is past the last quickdraw he's clipped into and all the slack in the rope is taut.
- But, as I rose and Pung pulled in the slack on the rope, I felt totally secure - far more confident than during my low viewpoint descent.
- We decided that even if all the slack in the rigging had been removed, the 45m rope would still have been well short.
- With the slack in the rope, she darted forward, and pinched the bulge in her teeth, and tugged, eliciting a scream from Spade.
- I followed and when I arrived at the slung chockstone I yelled for slack to get some rope in order to lower myself across the slab.
- You might have a bit of slack in the rope but it will just tighten up at the other end.
- She puts slack on the rope and tells the stupid man just to back away slowly.
2slacksCasual trousers. 便裤 he put on a grey shirt and loose cotton slacks Example sentencesExamples - While I don't wear suits to class, I've been known to show up in a nice sweater and wool slacks.
- You can use a hanger with clamps or slide the slacks onto a trouser rod or regular hanger.
- He was dressed in casual style, wearing a white cotton golf shirt, brownish-gray slacks and pristine white Reeboks.
- Jady turned towards the tall muse, seeing him in loose fitting slacks, bright red hair cut in short spikes.
- He wore just a plain black blazer with matching slacks, white shirt, and black tie.
- He wore a brightly flowered shirt and a pair of loose, tan slacks.
- Wear them with jeans, stylish dress slacks, drawstring pants, and cargo pants or shorts.
- Very little covered his lean frame, the only exception a loose pair of off-grey slacks.
- The uniform consists of a tunic and trousers or slacks.
- Once settled, he removed his robes and wiped off the snow from his slacks and trousers.
- He wore a white cotton undershirt and blue slacks now; his eyes were bloodshot from obvious lack of sleep.
- I remember his hands and loose slacks, but I can't remember his face.
- As part of his three-year deal with the Minneapolis-based retailer, Tryon will help develop a line of shirts and slacks aimed at young shoppers.
- Morgan took in her casual slacks and cream colored silk shirt with a raised eyebrow.
- Wearing skintight slacks definitely does not adhere to today's styles and trends, and goes against the general preference of women.
- He wore casual white slacks with a matching shirt.
- He was a person of average height and build, usually well dressed in his casual slacks, button up shirts, and a zip up sweater.
- He has done all the recommended things like wearing boxers and loose slacks.
- I dressed business casual with slacks, dress shoes and a dress shirt.
- It's perfectly proper to see a sample of their work, their silks, their slacks, their dress shirts.
3informal A spell of inactivity or laziness. 〈非正式〉懈怠；懒散 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。 Example sentencesExamples - They deliberately built slack into middle managers' schedules.
Synonyms lull, pause, respite, spell of inactivity, interval, break, hiatus, breathing space informal let-up, breather
verb slakslæk 1with object Loosen (something, especially a rope) 使（绳索等）松弛 slacking the outhaul allows you to adjust the sail Example sentencesExamples - The rope would tighten and then slack and then tighten, jerking Darren while all the time cutting into his already tore up wrists.
2Decrease or reduce in intensity, quantity, or speed. no object the flow of blood slacked off 血流减缓。 with object the horse slacked his pace 这匹马放慢脚步。 Example sentencesExamples - The more they slacked off, the harder the drills became - you could almost swear this type of work was illegal in most states.
- She never slacked off and she was a good saleswoman.
- Pyra is slacking a bit, and just because I know and respect them as a company and as individuals doesn't mean I shouldn't call them on it.
- After slacking it off for a bit Sierra decided to start on it.
- Gradually, the wind speed slacks, skies clear and temperatures moderate.
- Unfortunately I slacked off big time during the third week.
- Claire practically rolled her eyes in agreement when we suggested that Victor - who was mellow and flirtatious to a fault - had slacked off.
- If milk production should slack this year, NFDM could jump 2 to 4 cents per pound during 2005.
- Not only was the show superior, it was consistently superior; the show's quality never slacked off during its four seasons.
- He had shaggy brown hair and a little scruff on his face that looked as if he had slacked a little on shaving for the summer.
- I slacked everything to make the man believe that I had given up.
- Nevermind that I've slacked off the upper body work recently, I have been too hard on myself.
- I am still reading the book on Buddhism, though I'll admit to having slacked off in the last couple of days.
- I slacked off with my training because I felt powerful.
- The rain soon slacked off and now a small cold drizzle was falling.
- The team hadn't played with the intensity needed to win, we'd slacked off, and it had almost cost us a loss to the Beavers of the west.
- Bettina was working out consistently a year ago, but because of work demands she slacked off.
- A person whose performance has slacked off may be reacting to changes in the work environment, management, work task or assignment.
- Judd, too, seems to have slacked off, except during bitter quarrels with Mal.
- By slacking, you simply reduce the size of the pie that your parents will eventually divide equally.
Synonyms reduce, lessen, slacken, slow, ease up/off decrease, lessen, subside, get less, let up, ease off, abate, moderate, diminish, dwindle, die down, fall off, drop off, taper off, ebb, recede, wane relax, take things easy, let up, ease up/off, do less, loosen up, slow down, be less active North American informal hang loose, stay loose, chill out slow down, slow, decelerate, reduce speed, drop speed, put the brakes on 3British informal no object Work slowly or lazily. 〈英，非正式〉缓慢（或懒散）地工作 she ticked off her girls if they were slacking 如果姑娘们工作懒散，她就斥责她们。 Example sentencesExamples - Once I realized that I'd slacked myself past the point where that would be possible, I decided to shoot for running it next year.
- A lot of men died in earlier wars just because they slacked off.
- But now it was April, the weather was getting warm, and everyone one was slacking a bit.
- For the last two years, he has slowly slacked off and now doesn't give me anything!
- My goodness Charlotte you have really been slacking these past few days, haven't you?
Synonyms idle, shirk, be inactive, be lazy, be indolent, sit back and do nothing, waste time, lounge about British informal skive, bunk off North American informal goof off 4with object Slake (lime) 熟化（石灰） 150 sacks of lime were slacked by the inrushing water
Phrasesinformal Allow someone some leeway in their conduct. 〈北美，非正式〉允许某人行为有些余地 the press is willing to cut the President some slack because they like him Example sentencesExamples - And that's why Slashdot readers should cut him a little slack.
- As he is from Armagh originally I tend to cut him more slack than I think I should.
- And remember to cut others slack if they make a bad impression on you.
- He adjusted my schedule and cut me some slack when I just wanted to enjoy a ride instead of a focused workout.
- Given that these folks have a cemetery in their backyard, however, I guess we can cut them some slack.
- He sounds like an old guy, though, so if he calls back we'll cut him a little slack.
- Should reporters cut General Clark some slack?
- Maybe this is what cutting yourself a little slack feels like.
- It's 25 pages long, so you'll need to cut yourself a little slack to do it.
- Now that I know Colorado Springs, in his district, is the home of the Dominionists, I feel I can cut some more slack for the guy.
take (or pick) up the slack 1Improve the use of resources to avoid an undesirable lull in business. 抓紧松弛环节，治理整顿（指将盈余用光或提高资源利用率以避免不良的生意停滞） as domestic demand starts to flag, foreign demand will help pick up the slack 由于国内需求开始萎缩，外贸需求将有助扭转市场的不景气。 Example sentencesExamples - That has ended, but strong demand for Internet-enabling software and consultancies has taken up the slack.
- As the rain persists and reservoirs back up, homes, businesses and roads take up the slack.
- This is how a humane company avoids lay-offs - we take up the slack when someone leaves or retires and keep the headcount slim.
- When a participating company goes out of business, others pick up the slack.
- Europe's economy picked up some of the slack, but it too is set to slow.
- The key to breaking the cycle is to boost demand and take up the slack in the economy.
- However, the barriers to entry aren't large, and new companies have come into being to take the slack.
- That means we have to count on business investment to pick up the slack.
- Are the self-employed really taking up enough of the slack?
- There is no room to pick up any of the slack with cars.
Synonyms surplus, excess, residue, spare capacity 2Pull on the loose end or part of a rope in order to make it taut. 拉紧松弛的绳索 my partner held the rope ready to take up the slack as I climbed Example sentencesExamples - The Instructor gave her a slap on the rump and then proceeded to take up the slack on the rope.
- As soon as DC felt weight on the rope he anchored like any good cow horse will and took up the slack in the rope.
Derivativesadverb ˈslakliˈslækli Both arms rested slackly at her sides, eyes widened, and she could just barely make out the outline of her assailant. Example sentencesExamples - An accompanying consideration was that Asian and African forms of literature may be only slackly comparable to those in the West.
- After fumbling a moment he unlatched the door and it swung slackly open, the quill between the bars following it out.
- He asked me with an impolite, almost impatient lilt, as he slackly sat himself upon a tree-stump, violin in hand, hand upon knee.
- He did not, however, give up other studies but worked only slackly on them.
noun ˈslaknəs The Bahamas already has a reputation for slackness. Example sentencesExamples - They see nothing wrong with slackness and tiefing.
- Marshall, though, would not escape with slackness again, even if it wasn't quite so slapstick the second time round.
- We are putting pressure on ourselves and a bit of slackness seems to have crept into our defending at times.
- Any slackness on Sunday against Tyrone and we'll be punished severely for it.
OriginOld English slæc 'inclined to be lazy, unhurried', of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus 'loose'. slake from Old English: Slake and slack (Old English) share a Germanic root, slake originally meaning ‘to become less eager’ in general, before it was restricted to words such as thirst. Slack originally meant ‘lazy, unhurried’. Both words are more distantly related to Latin laxus ‘loose’, see languish
Rhymesaback, alack, attack, back, black, brack, clack, claque, crack, Dirac, drack, flack, flak, hack, jack, Kazakh, knack, lack, lakh, mac, mach, Nagorno-Karabakh, pack, pitchblack, plaque, quack, rack, sac, sack, shack, shellac, smack, snack, stack, tach, tack, thwack, track, vac, wack, whack, wrack, yak, Zack noun slakslæk mass nounCoal dust or small pieces of coal. 煤屑，煤末 the fire was stoked with a mixture of slack and cement Example sentencesExamples - Previously, miners had been paid $0.39 per ton of large coal and $0.17 for riddled slack.
OriginLate Middle English: probably from Low German or Dutch. adjectiveslakslæk 1Not taut or held tightly in position; loose. 不紧的；松弛的 一根松垂的绳子。 她的嘴松开了。 Example sentencesExamples - Lynx saw to his right the rope go slack, and saw the same on his left, and felt the bridge leave from under his feet.
- What I saw then nearly made my jaw go slack.
- Even the hand that had consistently gripped his own through the whole encounter fell slack.
- In Compagnie Cahin Caha, director Gulko performs a near-calamitous off-balance act on the slack rope.
- Among the flap of slack sails she heard the men talking, but made no effort to understand their conversation.
- They moved around behind the tree, then the rope went slack and the ground smashed up.
- Her face became taut, then she went slack with a strange despair.
- I felt my jaw go slack then I snapped it closed.
- His jaw quivered and dropped, while the rest of his body fell slack.
- Suddenly I felt my jaw nearly go slack.
- The fledgling's breathing and heartbeat slowed, taut muscles went slack, and his third eyelids slid halfway across his bright gaze.
- Hearing this devastating turn of conversation, my jaw fell slack in disbelief.
- It took just one heave and one ho for the rope to go slack as my former self went head over heels into the pit.
- I held the slack rope taut in various positions and Jim measured and recorded the segments' lengths.
- After a slack tuning (to go easy on the new strings), the instrument was pounded on by a machine to break the key mechanism in evenly.
- He tried to stand up to get in a better position, gasping, but then the Urg's grip went slack and he limped over, dead.
Synonyms loose, limp, not taut, not tight, hanging, flapping flaccid, flabby, loose, sagging, saggy, drooping, droopy, soft baggy, loose-fitting, loose, not tight, generously cut, roomy 2(of business) characterized by a lack of work or activity; quiet. （生意，交易）萧条的，不活跃的，清淡的 business was rather slack 生意很清淡。 Example sentencesExamples - Pricier oil, a strong euro, and slack labor markets are all big factors.
- If energy prices were high when the economy was slack, how much higher would they go when it was firing on all cylinders?
- But getting angry with himself for making this mistake was just as fruitless as brooding over the slack business owner.
- Business was slack, unusual for that time of morning.
- One plus from slack labor demand will be lower inflation next year.
- Another drag on the economy is slack domestic demand.
- Repayments can be cut back during slack periods.
- Business appeared to be slack for the stall holders.
- But matters are often made a great deal worse by slack micro-management practices adding to the burden.
- The average occupancy rate of the hotels has exceeded 90 per cent, with significant recovery from an earlier slack business season.
- If business is slack, plans for a new van are postponed.
- Some employers, it seems, are capitalizing on the slack job market.
- They can still sell at a very handsome profit even in a slack market and some did.
- With a slack Mexican economy, Modelo's contribution to net this year is about flat.
- But later he began to put off payment, giving the excuse that business was slack.
- The local tourism industry arranges winter celebrations and activities to prevent a slack season.
- If you have quality, there is never gonna be a slack time for your restaurant.
- With little access to credit, they were not well equipped to withstand competition or slack periods of trade.
- However, somewhere in the lean, mean 1980s and '90s, the importance of slack resources was lost.
- The slack economy is shrinking tax receipts, notes economist Susan Hering of UBS Warburg LLC.
- 2.1 Slow or sluggish.
缓慢的，松懈的 they were working at a slack pace 他们工作进度缓慢。 Example sentencesExamples - One minute later however Leixlip went ahead again courtesy of some very slack defending.
- And he certainly hasn't been slack since getting to Calgary, either.
- The one thing we both agreed on was the slack service.
- I've been through this before, selling a house into a slack, sluggish market.
- Though the pace is slack and the jokes are slim, the chemistry between Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson is as sparkly as ever.
- The industry is still swamped with capacity, and the slack economy has slowed demand.
- They're not actually rude or deliberately slack (unlike some of the Cafe Uno staff), just dubiously competent.
- If his first novel feels a little slack, however, Norman's more recent work seems to have tipped over into a more deterministic mode.
- Tightly edited, FUBAR doesn't grow as slack or indulgent as many mockumentaries do.
- So I wasn't ready to be there, I was a bit slack, and I guess I was difficult.
- These attacks will continue, and enforcement will be slack, especially if Boy George gets another four years.
- ‘Winter is not a slack season for power use as many people think,’ he said.
Synonyms sluggish, slow, quiet, slow-moving, not busy, inactive, flat, depressed, stagnant
3Having or showing laziness or negligence. 懒散的；疏忽的；懈怠的 slack accounting procedures 松散的会计程序。 Example sentencesExamples - Hanssen was slack about ‘tradecraft’ because he knew just how remote the possibility of discovery was.
- I don't think I'm being too slack here.
- But one issue is more important than slack students, ill-prepared teachers or indifferent parents.
- City of York VIII crashed 5-0 to hosts Rotherham, the visitors throwing the game away by slack marking.
- Villa never gave up, however, and in the last minute they took advantage of slack play in our defence to make it 4-3.
- Our spirits are willing but the flesh, alas, is slack.
- In principle, the steady drone of flat, slack sentences reproduces the demoralised world they depict, not the limits of the writer's talent.
- He said his new department was slack and inefficient.
- You can be slack at times if you are too assured, but fortunately I have never had that sort of luxury.
- In the second half Penrith got back in the game when slack marking left a defender free to prod in.
- I'm feeling awful because I've been so terribly slack lately.
- They're all getting drunk in a bar somewhere, moaning about how slack Cape Town business people are.
- They say they have no idea when or how Beggs got into the country because of slack EU border controls.
- It would be different, I guess, if the parent was not present, but this slack approach to parenting is disgraceful.
- I'm sorry I've been so slack with updating.
- Five first-half tries put them firmly in control only for Salford to make the most of some slack defence.
- It can never be slack or lazy; I can never assume anyone will read it just because it's there.
- Haxby United edged into a 1-0 lead over visiting Old Malton when slack defensive play let in David Thompson for a well-taken header.
- My dad says that the public schools here are too slack.
- Steve Staunton's resulting centre picked out Angel who took advantage of slack marking to head past Steve Banks.
- Is this Government so slack, so lax, and so incompetent that it has not actually considered that issue before today?
- Security at Frankfurt airport was incredibly slack.
Synonyms lax, negligent, neglectful, remiss, careless, slapdash, slipshod, lackadaisical, lazy, inefficient, incompetent, inattentive, offhand, casual, disorderly, disorganized 4(of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing. （潮水）弛缓的，平缓的 soon the water will become slack, and the tide will turn 不久水面就会平缓，潮水将变化。 Example sentencesExamples - Reeling the little Calcutta 400 quite quickly in the slack tide gave the eel just that little extra zip and fish attracting noise in the water.
- There is plenty of time for storytelling as we wait for slack tide.
- Enter too soon before, or too long after slack tide, and we will get blown off the reef and possibly end up in a very dangerous position.
- On neap tides it's usually slack enough to dive an hour before this and up to an hour after.
- Expect the main action to come the two hours either side of slack water.
- The sea becomes still - it is slack tide.
- When the tide turns and the water becomes slack, the dives are dull, with little wildlife.
- This species is more active at night during slack tides.
- I have never found out when slack water is at Wolf Rock.
nounslakslæk 1The part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part. 绳索的松弛部分 I picked up the rod and wound in the slack 我拾起钓竿，将松弛的线卷起。 Example sentencesExamples - Stay loose and leave a little slack - you know Murphy's Law's operating, so go with the flow.
- A sport climber will keep falling until he is past the last quickdraw he's clipped into and all the slack in the rope is taut.
- Show how to lead properly by having slack in the lead rope and allowing the horse to carry his head at a natural level.
- You might have a bit of slack in the rope but it will just tighten up at the other end.
- He went until the rope pulled tight and then he barked for more slack to be given.
- We had taken most of the slack out of the ropes, but there was always some.
- With the slack in the rope, she darted forward, and pinched the bulge in her teeth, and tugged, eliciting a scream from Spade.
- But, as I rose and Pung pulled in the slack on the rope, I felt totally secure - far more confident than during my low viewpoint descent.
- I followed and when I arrived at the slung chockstone I yelled for slack to get some rope in order to lower myself across the slab.
- He had taken up the slack in the rope he felt me give him and then raced as fast as he could up to the only available anchor - a tree.
- We decided that even if all the slack in the rigging had been removed, the 45m rope would still have been well short.
- I was so eager that I took off without waiting for Ben to answer or to take the slack out of the rope.
- She puts slack on the rope and tells the stupid man just to back away slowly.
2slacksCasual trousers. 便裤 Example sentencesExamples - Wear them with jeans, stylish dress slacks, drawstring pants, and cargo pants or shorts.
- He wore just a plain black blazer with matching slacks, white shirt, and black tie.
- He wore a brightly flowered shirt and a pair of loose, tan slacks.
- He has done all the recommended things like wearing boxers and loose slacks.
- He wore a white cotton undershirt and blue slacks now; his eyes were bloodshot from obvious lack of sleep.
- Morgan took in her casual slacks and cream colored silk shirt with a raised eyebrow.
- I remember his hands and loose slacks, but I can't remember his face.
- He was dressed in casual style, wearing a white cotton golf shirt, brownish-gray slacks and pristine white Reeboks.
- Very little covered his lean frame, the only exception a loose pair of off-grey slacks.
- He was a person of average height and build, usually well dressed in his casual slacks, button up shirts, and a zip up sweater.
- While I don't wear suits to class, I've been known to show up in a nice sweater and wool slacks.
- He wore casual white slacks with a matching shirt.
- It's perfectly proper to see a sample of their work, their silks, their slacks, their dress shirts.
- You can use a hanger with clamps or slide the slacks onto a trouser rod or regular hanger.
- I dressed business casual with slacks, dress shoes and a dress shirt.
- The uniform consists of a tunic and trousers or slacks.
- As part of his three-year deal with the Minneapolis-based retailer, Tryon will help develop a line of shirts and slacks aimed at young shoppers.
- Wearing skintight slacks definitely does not adhere to today's styles and trends, and goes against the general preference of women.
- Jady turned towards the tall muse, seeing him in loose fitting slacks, bright red hair cut in short spikes.
- Once settled, he removed his robes and wiped off the snow from his slacks and trousers.
3informal A spell of inactivity or laziness. 〈非正式〉懈怠；懒散 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。 Example sentencesExamples - They deliberately built slack into middle managers' schedules.
Synonyms lull, pause, respite, spell of inactivity, interval, break, hiatus, breathing space
verbslakslæk [with object]1Loosen (something, especially a rope). 使（绳索等）松弛 Example sentencesExamples - The rope would tighten and then slack and then tighten, jerking Darren while all the time cutting into his already tore up wrists.
2Decrease or reduce in intensity, quantity, or speed. no object the flow of blood slacked off 血流减缓。 with object the horse slacked his pace 这匹马放慢脚步。 Example sentencesExamples - Nevermind that I've slacked off the upper body work recently, I have been too hard on myself.
- After slacking it off for a bit Sierra decided to start on it.
- Pyra is slacking a bit, and just because I know and respect them as a company and as individuals doesn't mean I shouldn't call them on it.
- Unfortunately I slacked off big time during the third week.
- She never slacked off and she was a good saleswoman.
- Gradually, the wind speed slacks, skies clear and temperatures moderate.
- Bettina was working out consistently a year ago, but because of work demands she slacked off.
- He had shaggy brown hair and a little scruff on his face that looked as if he had slacked a little on shaving for the summer.
- Claire practically rolled her eyes in agreement when we suggested that Victor - who was mellow and flirtatious to a fault - had slacked off.
- I am still reading the book on Buddhism, though I'll admit to having slacked off in the last couple of days.
- I slacked off with my training because I felt powerful.
- By slacking, you simply reduce the size of the pie that your parents will eventually divide equally.
- I slacked everything to make the man believe that I had given up.
- The team hadn't played with the intensity needed to win, we'd slacked off, and it had almost cost us a loss to the Beavers of the west.
- A person whose performance has slacked off may be reacting to changes in the work environment, management, work task or assignment.
- The more they slacked off, the harder the drills became - you could almost swear this type of work was illegal in most states.
- Not only was the show superior, it was consistently superior; the show's quality never slacked off during its four seasons.
- Judd, too, seems to have slacked off, except during bitter quarrels with Mal.
- The rain soon slacked off and now a small cold drizzle was falling.
- If milk production should slack this year, NFDM could jump 2 to 4 cents per pound during 2005.
Synonyms reduce, lessen, slacken, slow, ease off, ease up decrease, lessen, subside, get less, let up, ease off, abate, moderate, diminish, dwindle, die down, fall off, drop off, taper off, ebb, recede, wane relax, take things easy, let up, ease off, ease up, do less, loosen up, slow down, be less active slow down, slow, decelerate, reduce speed, drop speed, put the brakes on 3British informal no object Work slowly or lazily. 〈英，非正式〉缓慢（或懒散）地工作 she reprimanded her girls if they were slacking 如果姑娘们工作懒散，她就斥责她们。 Example sentencesExamples - My goodness Charlotte you have really been slacking these past few days, haven't you?
- But now it was April, the weather was getting warm, and everyone one was slacking a bit.
- A lot of men died in earlier wars just because they slacked off.
- For the last two years, he has slowly slacked off and now doesn't give me anything!
- Once I realized that I'd slacked myself past the point where that would be possible, I decided to shoot for running it next year.
Synonyms idle, shirk, be inactive, be lazy, be indolent, sit back and do nothing, waste time, lounge about
adverbslakslæk Loosely. 松散地 their heads were hanging slack in attitudes of despair 他们无力地垂下头，摆出绝望姿态。
Phrasesinformal Allow someone some leeway in their conduct. 〈北美，非正式〉允许某人行为有些余地 Example sentencesExamples - As he is from Armagh originally I tend to cut him more slack than I think I should.
- Now that I know Colorado Springs, in his district, is the home of the Dominionists, I feel I can cut some more slack for the guy.
- And that's why Slashdot readers should cut him a little slack.
- He adjusted my schedule and cut me some slack when I just wanted to enjoy a ride instead of a focused workout.
- Should reporters cut General Clark some slack?
- Given that these folks have a cemetery in their backyard, however, I guess we can cut them some slack.
- And remember to cut others slack if they make a bad impression on you.
- It's 25 pages long, so you'll need to cut yourself a little slack to do it.
- He sounds like an old guy, though, so if he calls back we'll cut him a little slack.
- Maybe this is what cutting yourself a little slack feels like.
take (or pick) up the slack 1Use up a surplus or improve the use of resources to avoid an undesirable lull in business. 抓紧松弛环节，治理整顿（指将盈余用光或提高资源利用率以避免不良的生意停滞） as domestic demand starts to flag, foreign demand will help pick up the slack 由于国内需求开始萎缩，外贸需求将有助扭转市场的不景气。 Example sentencesExamples - The key to breaking the cycle is to boost demand and take up the slack in the economy.
- When a participating company goes out of business, others pick up the slack.
- However, the barriers to entry aren't large, and new companies have come into being to take the slack.
- That has ended, but strong demand for Internet-enabling software and consultancies has taken up the slack.
- This is how a humane company avoids lay-offs - we take up the slack when someone leaves or retires and keep the headcount slim.
- There is no room to pick up any of the slack with cars.
- As the rain persists and reservoirs back up, homes, businesses and roads take up the slack.
- Are the self-employed really taking up enough of the slack?
- Europe's economy picked up some of the slack, but it too is set to slow.
- That means we have to count on business investment to pick up the slack.
Synonyms surplus, excess, residue, spare capacity 2Pull on the loose end or part of a rope in order to make it taut. 拉紧松弛的绳索 Example sentencesExamples - The Instructor gave her a slap on the rump and then proceeded to take up the slack on the rope.
- As soon as DC felt weight on the rope he anchored like any good cow horse will and took up the slack in the rope.
OriginOld English slæc ‘inclined to be lazy, unhurried’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus ‘loose’. nounslakslæk Coal dust or small pieces of coal. 煤屑，煤末 the fire was stoked with a mixture of slack and cement Example sentencesExamples - Previously, miners had been paid $0.39 per ton of large coal and $0.17 for riddled slack.
OriginLate Middle English: probably from Low German or Dutch. |