slackening
present participle ofslacken
| 单词 | slackening |
| 释义 | slackening present participle ofslacken slacken verb[IorT] uk/ˈslæk.ən/us/ˈslæk.ən/slackenverb[I or T](LESS TIGHT)to (causeto)becomeloose: Slacken thereinsor you'llhurtthe horse'smouth. Flexible, loose and yielding
slackenverb[I or T](LESS ACTIVE)to (causeto)becomesloweror lessactive: Hestoopedtopickit up, without slackening hispace(= withoutwalkingmoreslowly). Thepaceoftradingslackened during thewintermonths. Themanagementexpectsdemandto slacken(off)in the NewYear. The car'sspeedslackened(off)as it went up asteephill. Mostpeopleslackenoff/upat the end of a day'swork. Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
Examplesofslackeningslackening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Ultimately, however, the law became consonant across state boundaries because the railroads ran across those same boundaries withoutslackeningtheir speed or altering their operation. From theCambridge English Corpus There are clear indications that there was aslackeningoff of mechanization in the depression years of the mid-1860s. From theCambridge English Corpus There has been noslackeningof the practice; rather the publication of commemorative books has been gaining strength over the past decades. From theCambridge English Corpus There would be danger if a child learnt to read very early and suffered disappointment and aslackeningof interest as he got older. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, it would be surprising if there were no perceptibleslackeningof the belt in the light of the bounty to come. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those were due to aslackeningin the intense price competition of earlier this year, coupled with increases in international oil prices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Basically, it was neutral from a tax point of view, but there has been aslackeningof the fiscal stance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope it will be adhered to and that there will be noslackeningbecause there is an improvement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As he said, it reached a peak in 1947, and, instead ofslackeningoff, it has stayed up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We therefore view with considerable anxiety the growing signs of a possibleslackeningin expansion by the coming autumn or early 1966. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyslackeningin the programme today is not likely to induce the operatives to pull their full weight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is perfectly true that since the war there has been a generalslackeningin provision of this character. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We certainly do not mean anyslackeningof political confrontation nor do we mean any lowering of military preparation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there not something rather cruel about the idea ofslackeningthe medical criteria, while at the same time introducing means-testing for incapacity benefits? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are notslackeningthe medical criteria; we are not changing them in any way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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