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slack1/slæk/ adj., n., v. & adv.●adj. 1 not taut; not held tensely 松的；不紧的 slack rope 松垂的绳子; slack muscles 松弛的肌肉 2 inactive or sluggish 不活跃的，迟缓的 3 negligent or remiss 疏忽的；马虎的 4 (of tide etc.) neither ebbing nor flowing (潮汐等)无涨落的 5 (of trade or business or a market) with little happening (贸易、商业或市场)萧条的 6 Phonet. 【语音】 = LAX 3 7 relaxed, languid 松弛的；倦怠的 ●n. 1 the slack part of a rope (绳的)松垂部分 haul in the slack 拉紧绳子 2 a slack time in trade etc. (贸易等的)淡季 3 colloq. a spell of inactivity or laziness [口]闲散；懒散 4 (in pl. 用复数) full-length loosely-cut trousers for informal wear 宽松长裤 ●v. 1a tr. & intr. slacken 松劲，松弛，松缓 b tr. loosen (rope etc.) 使(绳索等)松弛 2 intr. Brit. colloq. take a rest; be lazy; shirk [英口]放松；怠惰，懒散 3 tr. slake (lime) 熟化(石灰) ●adv. 1 slackly 松弛地；懈怠地 2 slowly or insufficiently 缓慢地；不充分地 dry slack 慢慢地晾干； bake slack 用文火烘烤 ； □ slack off 1 loosen 放松 2 lose or cause to lose vigour 松劲；懈怠 □ slack up reduce the speed of a train etc. before stopping (火车等停车前)减速 □ take up the slack use up a surplus or make up a deficiency; avoid an undesirable lull 抓紧松弛环节；弥补不足；查漏补缺 □ slackly adv.□ slackness n.[Old English slœc, from Germanic] |