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slack

adjective
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(comparative slacker, superlative slackest)
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  1. not stretched tight不紧的；松弛的 synonym loose
    • She was staring into space, her mouth slack.她双唇微张，失神地望着前方。🔊🔊
    • The rope suddenly went slack.绳子突然松了。🔊🔊
    • slack muscles松弛的肌肉
    • Let the reins go slack.放松缰绳。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • very
    • fairly
    • completely
    • …
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  2. (of business生意) not having many customers or sales; not busy萧条的；冷清的；清淡的
    • a slack period萧条期
    • Wednesdays are always slack.星期三总是很闲。
    • slack demand for beef牛肉需求疲软
    Extra Examples
    • The antiques business remained slack.古董生意仍然冷清。
    • This season has been pretty slack for local hotels so far.这一季直至目前对当地旅馆来说生意都相当清淡。
    Topics Businessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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  3. (disapproving) not putting enough care, attention or energy into something and so not doing it well enough懈怠的；不用心的；敷衍了事的；吊儿郎当的
    • He's been very slack in his work lately.近来他工作很不认真。🔊🔊
    • Discipline in the classroom is very slack.班里纪律十分松懈。🔊🔊
    • We lost because of some slack defending on our part.我们因为防守方面有些懈怠而输了。
    • She knew she had been very slack in her church attendance recently.她知道自己最近疏于上教堂。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • get
    • …
    adverb
    • very
    • a bit
    • rather
    • …
    preposition
    • in
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    4. Word Originadjective Old English slæc ‘inclined to be lazy, unhurried’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus ‘loose’.

slack

noun
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 [uncountable] see also slacksIdioms
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  1. the part of a rope, etc. that is hanging loosely（绳索的）松弛部分
    • There's too much slack in the tow rope.拖缆太松。🔊🔊
  2. people, money or space that should be used more fully in an organization（组织中人员、资金或地方的）富余部分，闲置部分
    • There's very little slack in the budget.预算中没有多少剩余款项。🔊🔊
    Topics Businessc2
  3. very small pieces of coal煤屑；煤末
    4. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 Old English slæc ‘inclined to be lazy, unhurried’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus ‘loose’. noun sense 3 late Middle English: probably from Low German or Dutch.
Idioms
cut somebody some slack
  1. (informal) to be less critical of somebody or less strict with them不过于挑剔某人；对某人宽容些
    • Hey, cut him some slack! He's doing his best!嗨，别对他那么吹毛求疵！他已经尽全力了！🔊🔊
take up the slack
  1. to improve the way money or people are used in an organization提高（资金或人员使用的）效率
  2. to pull on a rope, etc. until it is tight收紧松弛的绳索
    • We took up the slack and then pulled as hard as we could.我们收紧了行李，然后尽力而为。

slack

verb
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[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they slack
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he / she / it slacks
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past simple slacked
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past participle slacked
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-ing form slacking
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to work less hard than you usually do or should do懈怠；怠惰；偷懒
    Word Originverb Old English slæc ‘inclined to be lazy, unhurried’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus ‘loose’.