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单词 slack
释义
slack
adjective
uk
/slæk/us
/slæk/

slackadjective(NOT TIGHT)

nottight;loose:
不紧的，松的
Thesetentropesare too slack - they needtightening.这些帐篷绳太松了——需要把它们紧一紧。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Flexible, loose and yielding
  • adrift
  • bendable
  • bendy
  • ductile
  • ductility
  • flowing
  • fullness
  • jointed
  • limply
  • limpness
  • loose-fitting
  • pliant
  • pliantly
  • relax
  • rubbery
  • slacken
  • sloppy
  • tensile
  • unstuck
  • yielding
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slackadjective(NOT ACTIVE)

showinglittleactivity; notbusyorhappeningin apositiveway:
萧条的，不景气的；冷清的；懈怠的
Businessis always slack at thistimeofyear.每年的这个时候生意都很清淡。
UKdisapprovingDiscipline in Mr Brown'sclasshasbecomevery slackrecently.布朗先生班里的纪律最近变得十分松懈。
UKdisapprovingThejobis taking alongtimebecause theworkmenare so slack.这项工作花费了很长时间，因为工人很懒散。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Slow and moving slowly
  • (as) slow as molassesidiom
  • at a snail's paceidiom
  • by and byidiom
  • by degreesidiom
  • clawyourway(somewhere)idiom
  • drift
  • float
  • inch by inchidiom
  • infiltrate
  • infiltration
  • jog
  • labour
  • lag
  • laggard
  • sluggishly
  • sluggishness
  • snail
  • steadily
  • steadiness
  • struggle
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Related word

slackly
slack
noun
uk
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/slæk/

slacknoun(NOT TIGHT)

[U]
thefactthat something is tooloose:
松弛，不紧
There's too much slack in theseropes.这些绳子有太多的地方很松弛。
The menpulledon theropestotake upthe slack(= totightenthem).男人们拉绳子将其收紧。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Flexible, loose and yielding
  • adrift
  • bendable
  • bendy
  • ductile
  • ductility
  • flowing
  • fullness
  • jointed
  • limply
  • limpness
  • loose-fitting
  • pliant
  • pliantly
  • relax
  • rubbery
  • slacken
  • sloppy
  • tensile
  • unstuck
  • yielding
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slacknoun(TROUSERS)

slacks[plural]USorUKold-fashioned
apairoftrousers, that are notpartof asuit:
（不属于套装一部分的）长裤
woolslacks羊毛长裤
picture of slack
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Trousers
  • bell-bottomed
  • bell-bottoms
  • Bermuda shorts
  • blue jeans
  • bootcuts
  • cycling shorts
  • daisy dukes
  • denim
  • drainpipe
  • dress pants
  • kecks
  • knickerbockers
  • knickers
  • lederhosen
  • leggings
  • skort
  • stirrup pants
  • stride
  • tracksuit bottoms
  • trews
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slacknoun(COAL)

[U]
verysmallpiecesanddustfromcoal
煤屑
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fuels
  • alternative energy
  • bioethanol
  • biofuel
  • biofuelled
  • biomaterial
  • coke
  • denatured alcohol
  • faggot
  • feed-in tariff
  • firewood
  • fuel
  • nuclear
  • oil-fired
  • refuel
  • refuelling
  • restoke
  • run on
  • shale gas
  • thermonuclear
  • wind farm
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Idiom

pick up/take up the slack
slack
verb[I]
informal
uk
/slæk/us
/slæk/
toworkmoreslowlyand with lesseffortthanusual, or to go moreslowly:
松懈，懈怠
Everyone slacksoff/upat the end of theweek.每个人到了周末都有些懈怠。
disapprovingYou'll be introubleif you'recaughtslacking on thejob.如果你被抓到工作时偷懒，那你就麻烦了。
Slackoffyourspeedas youapproachthecorner.接近拐角时，你要放慢速度。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Slow and moving slowly
  • (as) slow as molassesidiom
  • at a snail's paceidiom
  • by and byidiom
  • by degreesidiom
  • clawyourway(somewhere)idiom
  • drift
  • float
  • inch by inchidiom
  • infiltrate
  • infiltration
  • jog
  • labour
  • lag
  • laggard
  • sluggishly
  • sluggishness
  • snail
  • steadily
  • steadiness
  • struggle
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(Definition ofslackfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

slack| American Dictionary

slack
adjective[-er/-est only]
us
/slæk/

slackadjective[-er/-est only](NOT TIGHT)

nottight;loose:
Hisjawwent slack, and helookedpuzzled.

slackadjective[-er/-est only](NOT ACTIVE)

showingalackofactivity; notbusyorhappeningin apositiveway:
Theteachersarekindof slack aboutenforcingrules.
slack
noun[U]
us
/slæk/

slacknoun[U](LOOSE STATE)

thestateof being toolooseor nottightenough:
There was too much slack in thecable.

slacknoun[U](SLOW STATE)

aperiodwhen something issloweror lessactivethanusual:
themidsummerslack

Idiom

pick up the slack
(Definition ofslackfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

slack| Business English

slack
adjective
uk
/slæk/us
ifbusinessoreconomicactivityis slack, there is lessactivitythanusual:
Hewantedtosellsome of hisrentalhomes, but the region's slackeconomystoppedhim.
May was a very slackmonthfor theentireindustry.
slackmarket/demand/sales
slack time/periodSummer is usually a slacktimeforenergydemand.
something that is slack is notstrictoreffectiveenough:
Experts say that slackerfinancialcontrolsmay be toblame.
There wereclaimsin themediaof slackcorporategovernance.
someone who is slack is notworkinghard enough orspendingenoughtimeorcareon something:
Businesses thatshoutloudestaboutdelayedpaymentsare often theworstslackpayers.
be slack with somethingShe's always been abitslack with heraccounts.
slack
noun[U]
uk
/slæk/us
resources, such asmoney,people, ortime, that are not being used at aparticulartime:
At themomentwe have very little slack fordealingwithemergencies.
slack in somethingAnne andBilldidn't have enough slack intheirhouseholdbudget.
pick/take up slack
to make abusiness,industry, oreconomyoperatemoreeffectivelyby doing theworkthat someoneelsehasstoppeddoing but that stillneedsto be done:
Morebusinessinvestmentwouldpickup the slack in theeconomy.
Thedrugmakeris havingproblemswithproduction, but none ofitscompetitorshave taken up the slack.

slackness

noun[U]
There has been some slackness in thelabormarketthisquarter.
(Definition ofslackfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofslack

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I do not want to say that they are all idling and slacking; that would be wicked, and it would be untrue.
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No one is slacking and somehow, despite the fact that they are overworked, the people cope and still give a remarkable service.
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They are slacking, and there is voluntary absenteeism, not only in mining but in other industries.
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Very often when the workmen appear to be slacking there is some good reason.
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There are men slacking in the workshops and employers on the golf courses.
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Great schemes have been undertaken resulting in intense activity for a short time, and then there has been a slacking off resulting in unemployment.
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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.
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The fact is that we are slacking now.
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The incidence of strikes, unofficial or official, slacking and bad workmanship represent for one reason or another the failure of industrial and human relations.
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I do not say that they are slacking.
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Can we have a guarantee that there will be no slacking off in the married quarters programme?
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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.
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Slacking is flat against human nature, if human nature is fairly handled.
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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.
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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.
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