slack

英 [slæk]

美 [slæk]

adj.  不紧的; 松弛的; 萧条的; 冷清的; 清淡的; 懈怠的; 不用心的; 敷衍了事的; 吊儿郎当的
n.  (绳索的)松弛部分; (组织中人员、资金或地方的)富余部分，闲置部分; 煤屑; 煤末
v.  懈怠; 怠惰; 偷懒

复数：slacks　比较级：slacker　现在分词：slacking　最高级：slackest　过去式：slacked　第三人称单数：slacks　过去分词：slacked　

CET6考研IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11676 / COCA.6983

短语动词

短语用例

slack off (on sth)

• 松懈；放松；懈怠
  to do sth more slowly or with less energy than before
  1. She was staring into space, her mouth slack.
     她双唇微张，失神地望着前方。
  2. The rope suddenly went slack.
     绳子突然松了。
  3. slack muscles
     松弛的肌肉

习惯用语

n.

cut sb some slack
• 不过于挑剔某人；对某人宽容些
  to be less critical of sb or less strict with them
• Hey, cut him some slack! He's doing his best!
  嗨，别对他那么吹毛求疵！他已经尽全力了！
take up the slack
• 提高（资金或人员使用的）效率
  to improve the way money or people are used in an organization
• 收紧松弛的绳索
  to pull on a rope, etc. until it is tight

牛津词典

adj.

• 不紧的；松弛的
  not stretched tight
  1. She was staring into space, her mouth slack.
     她双唇微张，失神地望着前方。
  2. The rope suddenly went slack.
     绳子突然松了。
  3. slack muscles
     松弛的肌肉
• 萧条的；冷清的；清淡的
  not having many customers or sales; not busy
  1. a slack period
     萧条期
• 懈怠的；不用心的；敷衍了事的；吊儿郎当的
  not putting enough care, attention or energy into sth and so not doing it well enough
  1. He's been very slack in his work lately.
     近来他工作很不认真。
  2. Discipline in the classroom is very slack.
     班里纪律十分松懈。

noun

• （绳索的）松弛部分
  the part of a rope, etc. that is hanging loosely
  1. There's too much slack in the tow rope.
     拖缆太松。
• （组织中人员、资金或地方的）富余部分，闲置部分
  people, money or space that should be used more fully in an organization
  1. There's very little slack in the budget.
     预算中没有多少剩余款项。
• 煤屑；煤末
  very small pieces of coal

verb

• 懈怠；怠惰；偷懒
  to work less hard than you usually do or should do

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 松弛的;没拉紧的
  Something that isslackis loose and not firmly stretched or tightly in position.
  1. The boy's jaw went slack.
     男孩张大了嘴巴。
• ADJ-GRADED 萧条的;清淡的;不景气的
  Aslackperiod is one in which there is not much work or activity.
  1. The workload can be evened out, instead of the shop having busy times and slack periods.
     商其工作量可以平均开来，不像商店那样有时很忙，有时很闲。
• ADJ-GRADED 松懈的;懈怠的
  Someone who isslackin their work does not do it properly.
  1. Many publishers have simply become far too slack.
     许多出版商就是变得过于懈怠了。
• VERB 疏忽;懈怠;松劲
  If someoneis slacking, they are not working as hard as they should.
  1. He had never let a foreman see him slacking.
     他从未在哪个工头面前表现出丝毫懈怠。
  2. Slack offmeans the same asslack.
     slack off 同 slack
  3. If someone slacks off, Bill comes down hard.
     如果有人怠工，比尔就会严厉地加以斥责。
• PHRASE 接手他人不再做的工作;补位提供
  Totake up the slackorpick up the slackmeans to do or provide something that another person or organization is no longer doing or providing.
  1. As major airlines give up less-traveled routes, smaller planes are picking up the slack.
     由于大型航空公司放弃了乘客较少的路线，一些较小的飞机正在加紧补位。

英英释义

noun

• a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
  1. he took up the slack
• the quality of being loose (not taut)
  1. he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope
  Synonym:slackness
• a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  Synonym:mirequagmirequagmorass
• a stretch of water without current or movement
  1. suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless
  Synonym:slack water
• a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
  1. the team went into a slump
  2. a gradual slack in output
  3. a drop-off in attendance
  4. a falloff in quality
  Synonym:slumpdrop-offfallofffalling off
• dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

verb

• cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
  1. slack lime
  Synonym:slake
• become less in amount or intensity
  1. The storm abated
  2. The rain let up after a few hours
  Synonym:abatelet upslack offdie away
• make less active or intense
  Synonym:slakeabate
• become slow or slower
  1. Production slowed
  Synonym:slowslow downslow upslacken
• make less active or fast
  1. He slackened his pace as he got tired
  2. Don't relax your efforts now
  Synonym:slackenslack uprelax
• release tension on
  1. slack the rope
• be inattentive to, or neglect
  1. He slacks his attention
• avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

adj

• 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:lax
• flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
  1. slack water
• not tense or taut
  1. the old man's skin hung loose and grey
  2. slack and wrinkled skin
  3. slack sails
  4. a slack rope
  Synonym:loose

双语例句

• The boy's jaw went slack.
  男孩张大了嘴巴。
• The rope is too slack.
  绳子太松了。
• Maybe you should cut him some slack sometimes.
  也许你有时候应该饶了他。
• The horses, feeling slack reins, stretched down their necks to crop the tender spring grass.
  那几匹马觉得缰绳放松了，便都低下头去嚼那柔嫩的春草。
• Ask them to be more careful. Don't let them get slack.
  你要他们仔细点，不要马马虎虎。
• He tightened a few slack screws.
  他把几个松动的螺钉拧紧了。
• Many publishers have simply become far too slack.
  许多出版商就是变得过于懈怠了。
• The relationship between economic slack and inflation is subtle.
  经济呆滞与通货膨胀之间的关系是微妙的。
• The ropes of the tent are too tight. Slack off a little!
  帐蓬的绳子太紧了，放松一点！
• Don't get slack at your work.
  不要对你的工作懈怠。