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| 1 | people , equipment , or money that could be used more effectively in an organization 闲置人员（或设备、钱） | There is still a great deal of slack in the budget. 预算中还有许多闲置款项。 | | There’ s just no slack in the system to cope with any more patients. 系统完全没有应对更多病人的闲置资源。 | |
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| 2 | the fact that a rope is loose , rather than being held or fixed tightly （绳子的）松弛 | There’ s too much slack in the rope. 绳子太松了。 | |
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| - | cut/give sb some slack informal
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| to be less strict with someone |
| 对某人宽容些；不要对某人太严格 |
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| Cut him a little slack – his father just died. 不要对他太苛刻了，他父亲才刚刚去世。 |
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| - | take/pick up the slack
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| 1 | to improve an organization or system by using people , equipment , and money in a more effective way 把闲散资源有效利用起来 |
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| 2 | to do the things that someone else is not able or willing to do 做别人不能做的事；做别人不愿意做的事 | Why should their colleagues have to pick up the slack? 为什么他们的同事必须做别人不愿意做的事？ | |
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| 3 | to pull a rope so that it is no longer loose 拉紧绳子 |
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