slack

英 [slæk] 美 [slæk]

• adj. 松弛的；懈怠的；萧条的
• n. 松弛的部分；松散；淡季
• vt. 使缓慢；疏忽
• vi. 变松弛；逃避工作

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 松(弛)的

   not pulled tight; loose; relaxed

2. 清淡的,不活跃的

   not busy; inactive; sluggish

3. 懈怠的,马虎的

   dull; idle; neglectful

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 懈怠; 偷懒

   be lazy or careless in one's work

2. vt. & vi. 减速; 放松

   reduce speed, effort, tightness, etc.

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 松弛的，宽松的，不紧的，松的
2. 懈怠的
3. 马虎的，疏忽的
4. 萧条的，闲的
5. 不严的
6. 平缓的
7. 迟钝的，呆滞的，行动迟缓的
8. 清淡的
9. 不坚定的，软弱的
10. 无精神的，无气力的

n. 名词

1. 淡季
2. 松弛（部分）
3. 煤屑，煤末，煤渣
4. 懈怠，懒散
5. 迟缓
6. 静止不动
7. 宽松长裤，便裤
8. 萧条（期）
9. <英>峡谷
10. 凹地
11. 沼泽
12. 空隙，空间余宽
13. 轨幅

adv. 副词

1. 缓慢地
2. 清淡地
3. 呆滞地，没精打采地，无力地，不活泼地
4. 马虎地
5. 松懈地
6. 松弛地，宽松地
7. 不充分地，不透地

v. 动词

1. 懈怠，懒散，怠惰，怠忽，偷懒，松懈，逃避工作
2. 马虎（从事），疏忽，松垮地做
3. 减缓，减弱，减少
4. 变呆滞，虚弱
5. 放慢，减慢，减速，（使）缓慢
6. 放松，松弛，使松弛，变松弛
7. 使平缓，使缓和，和缓
8. 停止
9. 使（石灰）熟化

英英释义

Noun:

1. dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

2. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality;

   "the team went into a slump"
   "a gradual slack in output"
   "a drop-off in attendance"
   "a falloff in quality"
   

3. a stretch of water without current or movement;

   "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"
   

4. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

5. the quality of being loose (not taut);

   "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope"
   

6. a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely;

   "he took up the slack"
   

Adjective:

1. not tense or taut;

   "the old man's skin hung loose and grey"
   "slack and wrinkled skin"
   "slack sails"
   "a slack rope"
   

2. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide;

   "slack water"
   

3. lacking in rigor or strictness;

   "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"
   "lax in attending classes"
   "slack in maintaining discipline"
   

Verb:

1. avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

2. be inattentive to, or neglect;

   "He slacks his attention"
   

3. release tension on;

   "slack the rope"
   

4. make less active or fast;

   "He slackened his pace as he got tired"
   "Don't relax your efforts now"
   

5. become slow or slower;

   "Production slowed"
   

6. make less active or intense

7. become less in amount or intensity;

   "The storm abated"
   "The rain let up after a few hours"
   

8. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water;

   "slack lime"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. A rope is slack if it hasn't been pulled tight.
   如果一根绳子没有拉紧,那它是松的。
2. She was shocked at the slack discipline in the school.
   对于学校松弛的纪律她感到震惊。
3. He is slack in answering letters.
   他疏于回信。
4. After intense work in the summer, we are slack off now.
   夏季紧张的工作过後，我们现在放松了。
5. Business is slack at this season.
   在这个季节生意清淡萧条。
6. February is a slack time for hotels by the sea.
   二月份是海滨旅馆的淡季。

用作名词 (n.)

1. There is too much slack in the rope.
   这条绳子太松了。
2. The sailor pull at the rope to take up the slack.
   水手们拉起绳索把它收紧。
3. Our boss doesn't give us any slack.
   老板从来不让我们有一丝的松懈。
4. There's a certain amount of slack in the car industry at the moment.
   眼下汽车工业不太景气。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. The driver slacked up before reaching the crossroads.
   司机在驶近十字路口时减慢了速度。
2. Freight-car loadings continue to slack off.
   火车货运的运输量继续减少。
3. Don't slack off in your studies.
   不要荒费你的学业。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. You should slack the rope before trying to untie the knot.
   解结之前你应该先将绳索放松。
2. Slack up the tent ropes before it rains.
   在下雨之前把帐篷的绳子放松。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. He tightened a few slack screws.
   他旋紧了几只松动的螺丝。
2. Winter is the slack season at most hotels.
   对大多数旅馆来说,冬天是淡季。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. Discipline in Mr. Brow's class becomes very slack.
   布朗先生班上的纪律很松。
2. Security's got a bit slack.
   安全问题有些放松。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. Living alone, he became slack about his appearance.
   由于单独过活,他对自己的外表越来越不在意了。
2. Don't get slack at your work.
   不要疏忽你的工作。
3. He is always slack in doing his homework.
   他做作业总是马马虎虎。
4. Nancy is slack in answering letters.
   南希很少回信。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. Stop slacking and get on with digging.
   不要偷懒,继续挖。
2. His pace has gradually slacked.
   他的步速逐渐慢了下来。
3. The breeze slacked.
   风变小了。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. Slack the rope before trying to untie the knot.
   想解结之前先将绳索放松。

经典引文

• In the 'slacks' two members of the Yale team..had caught a gudgeon.

  出自：Coarse Fishing

• The..armourer was not..slack in keeping the appointment.

  出自： Sir W. Scott

• To smarten up my men. They're getting terribly slack.

  出自： C. Mackenzie

• Tak the gentleman's horse..and slack his girths.

  出自： Sir W. Scott

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

slack down (v.+adv.)

滞销 become unsalable
slack down
Retail business slacks down when employment drops.

就业率低时零售业就不景气。

slack off (v.+adv.)

滞销 become unsalable
slack sth ⇔ off
Slack off those ropes there, there's a storm coming!

把那里的绳索放松,风暴就要来了! slack off
It's natural to slack off towards the end of a hard day's work.

辛苦工作了一天,快结束时有所松弛是很自然的。
Haas slacked off in his work.

哈斯工作很懈怠。
Don't slack off in your studies.

不要荒废你的学业。 slack off
House sales in this city usually slack off during our severe winters.

在严寒的冬季,这座城市的房产通常销路不好。
Business usually slacks off at this time of the year.

每年这个时候生意一般都很清淡。

slack on (v.+prep.)

在…方面松散〔懈怠〕 become inactive on (sth)
slack on sth
The instructors were slacking on the job.

教员们对工作松松垮垮。

slack up (v.+adv.)

(使)减速; (使)松劲 (cause to) reduce speed or effect
slack up
Slack up before you reach the cross￣roads.

到交叉路口以前减速。
The doctor advised Facer to slack up for few days, as his lifestyle was having a bad effect on his heart.

医生劝告费塞放松几天,因为他的生活方式对他的心脏产生了不良影响。 slack sth ⇔ up
Slack up the tent ropes before it rains.

在下雨之前把帐篷的绳子放松。
Please slack up your speed,I can't run as fast as you!

请你跑慢点!我跑得没你快。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• slack one's pace 放慢脚步
• slack one's vigilance 放松警惕

～+副词

• slack carelessly 粗心地放松
• slack dreadfully 极端放松
• slack habitually 习惯性地偷懒
• slack inconsiderately 粗心地放松
• slack inexcusably 不可原谅地懈怠
• slack inherently 本质性地偷懒
• slack naturally 自然地放松
• slack negligently 粗心地放松
• slack thoughtlessly 毫不考虑地放松
• slack uncommonly 不寻常地放松
• slack unpardonably 不可原谅地懈怠
• slack utterly 完全地放松
• slack weakly 无力地放松
• slack down 滞销
• slack off 放松,懈怠
• slack up (使)减速; (使)松劲

～+介词

• slack on 在…方面松散〔懈怠〕
• slack one's pace to a walk 把步速放慢到步行速度

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. slack的基本意思是指某人做某事时“懈怠,偷懒”,用于交通工具时指“减速”。
2. slack既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语; 用作不及物动词时,常与down, off, up等连用。

词义辨析

loose，slack

• 这两个形容词均含“松驰的”之意。
• loose常用，通俗，指人的精神或东西的松驰。
• slack强调缺乏牢固性或稳固性，不坚定。

近反义词

【近义词】

• baggy
• dull
• easy
• loose
• quiet
• slow

【反义词】

• busy
• diligent
• quick
• rigid
• stiff