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单词 slacken
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slacken
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈslæk.ən/us
/ˈslæk.ən/

slackenverb[I or T](LESS TIGHT)

to (causeto)becomeloose:
（使）变松，（使）松开
Slacken thereinsor you'llhurtthe horse'smouth.松开缰绳，否则你会弄伤马的嘴。
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
  • slack
  • slackly
  • sloppy
  • unstuck
  • yielding
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slackenverb[I or T](LESS ACTIVE)

to (causeto)becomesloweror lessactive:
放慢，放松，减缓
Hestoopedtopickit up, without slackening hispace(= withoutwalkingmoreslowly).他弯腰将它拾起，并没有放慢脚步。
Thepaceoftradingslackened during thewintermonths.冬天那几个月里贸易活动明显减少。
Themanagementexpectsdemandto slacken(off)in the NewYear.管理层预计新年期间需求会减少。
The car'sspeedslackened(off)as it went up asteephill.汽车上陡坡时速度减慢了。
Mostpeopleslackenoff/upat the end of a day'swork.大多数人在一天工作快结束时都会松懈下来。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
  • accelerant
  • accelerate
  • accelerating
  • acceleration
  • catch
  • catch(someone)up
  • dampener
  • downshift
  • foot
  • gas
  • gun
  • non-accelerating
  • quicken
  • retard
  • retardation
  • self-accelerating
  • slow
  • throttle(something)back/down
  • upshift
  • upshifting
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(Definition ofslackenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

slacken| American Dictionary

slacken
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈslæk·ən/

slackenverb[I/T](LOOSEN)

toloosensomething, or tobecomeloose:
[I]Hismusclesslackenedunder thesteamingshower.

slackenverb[I/T](BECOME SLOWER)

tobecomesloweror lessbusy:
[T]Let’s slackenourpacea little.
(Definition ofslackenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

slacken| Business English

slacken
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈslækən/us
(alsoslacken off)
tobecomegraduallylessstrongorslower, or to make something do this:
Theoverallpaceofgrowthslackened.
Themessagefromretailersis thatspendinghas slackened off.
Managementpromisednever toslacken thepaceofmodernization.

slackening

noun[SorU]
There is some slackening in thedomesticairexpressbusiness.
(Definition ofslackenfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There would be danger if a child learnt to read very early and suffered disappointment and a slackening of interest as he got older.
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Indeed, it would be surprising if there were no perceptible slackening of the belt in the light of the bounty to come.
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Basically, it was neutral from a tax point of view, but there has been a slackening of the fiscal stance.
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I hope it will be adhered to and that there will be no slackening because there is an improvement.
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Yes, the rate of decline in optimism may have slackened slightly, but declining it still is.
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As he said, it reached a peak in 1947, and, instead of slackening off, it has stayed up.
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We therefore view with considerable anxiety the growing signs of a possible slackening in expansion by the coming autumn or early 1966.
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Any slackening in the programme today is not likely to induce the operatives to pull their full weight.
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Local control slackens, supervision is relaxed, competition tends to disappear and the spur of efficiency is blunted.
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We certainly do not mean any slackening of political confrontation nor do we mean any lowering of military preparation.
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Is there not something rather cruel about the idea of slackening the medical criteria, while at the same time introducing means-testing for incapacity benefits?
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We are not slackening the medical criteria; we are not changing them in any way.
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There has been a slackening of resolve in respect of industrial development certificates.
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One is that there has been no slackening off in regard to the inspection of factories.
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In many industries there is evidence of a slackening of trade.
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