lax

英 [læks]

美 [læks]

adj.  不严格的; 不严厉的; 马虎的; 松弛的; 松音的

IELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13744 / COCA.13008

牛津词典

adj.

• 不严格的；不严厉的；马虎的
  not strict, severe or careful enough about work, rules or standards of behaviour
  1. lax security/discipline
     不严格的保安措施 / 纪律
  2. a lax attitude to health and safety regulations
     对卫生与安全条例的马虎态度
• 松弛的；松音的
  produced with the muscles of the speech organs relaxed

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 松懈的；马虎的；不严格的
  If you say that a person's behaviour or a system islax, you mean they are not careful or strict about maintaining high standards.
  1. One of the problem areas is lax security for airport personnel...
     问题之一是对机场员工的安检措施马虎松懈。
  2. There have been allegations from survivors that safety standards had been lax...
     生还者一直指责安全标准执行不严。
  3. I was lax in my duties.
     我对本职工作马虎松懈。

英英释义

adj

• emptying easily or excessively
  1. loose bowels
  Synonym:loose
• lacking in rigor or strictness
  1. such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
  2. lax in attending classes
  3. slack in maintaining discipline
  Synonym:slack
• lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
  1. a lax rope
  2. a limp handshake
• pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

双语例句

• Financial discipline is lax.
  财政纪律松驰。
• Try not to be lax about important details.
  试着别对重要的细节松懈。
• You hired me. I can't help it if your standards are lax.
  你雇了我，你的标准变得这么低我也没办法。
• A common charge against transnational companies is that they flock to poor countries with lax environmental standards.
  跨国公司常受到的指控之一，就是他们蜂拥至贫穷而环境标准宽松的国家。
• In his earlier writings he was indeed lax on this matter.
  在他早期著作中，对这方面他的确是不清楚的。
• Concerns with security and IP protection, especially in outsourcing situations in countries where IP laws are more lax, can restrict infrastructure and organizational decisions.
  对安全性和IP保护的关注，特别是在IP法律较松的国家中外包的情况下，会限制基础结构和组织的决策。
• Financial discipline is lax and economic order is somewhat in disarray.
  财经纪律松弛，经济运行秩序比较混乱；
• Ought to emphasize that the early phase lax to glycuresis takes precautions against and diagnose.
  应该强调对糖尿病性腹泻的早期预防与诊断。
• Our economic management is so lax that we can't confront farm subsidies or long-term budget deficits.
  我们的经济管理如此懈怠，以至于我们不能面对农业补贴或者长期的预算赤字。
• But rules have no effect if enforcement is lax and the population indifferent.
  但是，如果执法力度松懈，以及人们对此冷漠，法令也就没有了作用。