slackens

英 [ˈslækənz]

美 [ˈslækənz]

v.  (使)放慢，减缓，萧条; (使)变得松弛
slacken的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)放慢;(使)减弱;(使)变缓和
  If somethingslackensor if youslackenit, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
  1. Inflationary pressures continued to slacken last month...
     上个月，通货膨胀的压力继续减小。
  2. The Conservative government will not slacken the pace of radical reform.
     保守党政府不会放慢激进改革的步伐。
• V-ERG (使)松开;(使)放松
  If your grip or a part of your bodyslackensor if youslackenyour grip, it becomes looser or more relaxed.
  1. Her grip slackened on Arnold's arm...
     她紧握着阿诺德的手松开了。
  2. Muscles stretch, slacken and relax during childbirth.
     生孩子的时候，肌肉会拉抻、放松，然后松弛下来。

双语例句

• Business usually slackens off at this time of the year.
  每年这个时候生意一般都很清淡。
• Until demand from emerging markets slackens, or new discoveries are brought on stream, there seem likely to be bouts of upward pressure.
  除非新兴市场需求减少，或者有什么新发现，看起来只是一轮上涨压力。
• If an artist slackens the pace, he will be beaten by his rivals. The tempo must not be reduced!
  假如一位艺术家放慢步伐，和他竞争的人就要把他打倒。
• Moreover, since nuclear plants are cheap to operate but expensive to mothball, they are often run at full tilt even when demand for power slackens.
  此外，由于运营费用低廉但封存花费甚巨，即便在核能需求增长放缓之际，核电厂通常还是会全力运行。
• If the demand for one product slackens, another line of business can provide balance.
  如果一种产品的需求量减少，另一种产品可代替它，使营业保持平衡。
• Another GM tactic to bridge the perception gap has been to encourage car-hire operators to allow test-drives on its models at weekends, when demand for rental cars slackens.
  通用缩小认知差距的另一个策略是当租车需求下降时，鼓励租车运营商在周末安排对其车型的试驾活动。
• Meanwhile, the Chinese media speculate openly that social unrest could rise to dangerous levels, if economic growth slackens.
  与此同时，中国媒体公开猜测，如果经济增速放缓，社会的不安定性将加剧至危险的程度。
• A wider slowdown in Latin America is under way as Chinese demand for commodities from the region slackens.
  由于中国对大宗商品需求放缓，拉丁美洲更多地区经济趋于放缓。