slack
US
UK slack adj: (not tight)
SC 不紧的 bù jǐn de
TC 不緊的
TC 不緊的
SC 松弛的 bù jǐn de ，sōng chí de
TC 鬆弛的
TC 鬆弛的
The rope was slack and Malcolm realised Peter must have let go of the other end.
绳子松弛，马尔科姆意识到，彼得必须松开绳子的另一头。
slack adj: (not busy or active)
SC 萧条的 xiāo tiáo de
TC 蕭條的
TC 蕭條的
SC 冷清的 xiāo tiáo de ，lěng qīng de
Work is pretty slack at the moment; we don't have much to do.
现在业务比较冷清，我们可做的事不多。
slack adj: (careless, not diligent) (人)
SC 懈怠的，松懈的 xiè dài de，sōng xiè de
Daphne's work isn't really good enough; I think she's slack.
达芙妮的工作差强人意，我认为她比较懈怠。
slack n: (rope: looseness)
SC 松弛 sōng chí
TC 鬆弛
TC 鬆弛
Robert gathered up the slack to pull the rope tight again.
罗伯特用力拉了一下，解决了绳子松弛的问题。
be slacking vi: UK, slang (avoid work)
SC 偷懒
Get back to work! You're slacking again.
赶紧回去工作！你们又在偷懒了。
slack adj: (tide: not ebbing or flowing) (水流)
SC 平缓的，滞缓的 píng huǎn de
SC 不退潮的(潮汐)
Swimming is generally safer at slack tide.
slack n: (period of inactivity)
SC 萧条 xiāo tiáo
SC 冷清 xiāo tiáo ，lěng qīng
For businesses in this town, the winter is a time of slack.
slack off vi phrasal: figurative, slang (avoid work)
SC 懈怠，消极怠工 xiè dài
Since his wife got ill, he has been slacking off at work.
自打妻子生病起，他就一直消极怠工。
slack off [sth] vtr phrasal insep: (nautical: loosen)
SC 放松 fàng sōng
TC 放鬆
TC 放鬆
SC 松开 fàng sōng，sōng kāi
TC 鬆開
TC 鬆開
Richard slacked off the mainsheet to reduce the boat's speed.
理查德松开主帆索，将船的速度降下来。
cut [sb] some slack, give [sb] some slack v expr: informal, figurative (make allowances for [sb])
SC 放...一马
SC 对...网开一面
I'll have to cut my new employee some slack; this is all new to her.