slack

adjective

/slæk/

(comparative slacker, superlative slackest)

not stretched tight不紧的；松弛的 synonym loose
- She was staring into space, her mouth slack.她双唇微张，失神地望着前方。
- The rope suddenly went slack.绳子突然松了。
- slack muscles松弛的肌肉
- Let the reins go slack.放松缰绳。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- very
- fairly
- completely
- …
(of business生意) not having many customers or sales; not busy萧条的；冷清的；清淡的
- a slack period萧条期
- Wednesdays are always slack.星期三总是很闲。
- slack demand for beef牛肉需求疲软
- The antiques business remained slack.古董生意仍然冷清。
- This season has been pretty slack for local hotels so far.这一季直至目前对当地旅馆来说生意都相当清淡。
Topics Businessc2
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
(disapproving) not putting enough care, attention or energy into something and so not doing it well enough懈怠的；不用心的；敷衍了事的；吊儿郎当的
- He's been very slack in his work lately.近来他工作很不认真。
- Discipline in the classroom is very slack.班里纪律十分松懈。
- We lost because of some slack defending on our part.我们输了，因为我们防守松懈。
- She knew she had been very slack in her church attendance recently.她知道自己最近疏于上教堂。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- get
- …
adverb
- very
- a bit
- rather
- …
preposition
- in

词源adjective Old English slæc ‘inclined to be lazy, unhurried’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus ‘loose’.

slack

noun

/slæk/

[uncountable] see also slacksIdioms

the part of a rope, etc. that is hanging loosely（绳索的）松弛部分
- There's too much slack in the tow rope.拖缆太松。
people, money or space that should be used more fully in an organization（组织中人员、资金或地方的）富余部分，闲置部分
- There's very little slack in the budget.预算中没有多少剩余款项。
Topics Businessc2
very small pieces of coal煤屑；煤末

词源noun senses 1 to 2 Old English slæc ‘inclined to be lazy, unhurried’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus ‘loose’. noun sense 3 late Middle English: probably from Low German or Dutch.

Idioms

cut somebody some slack

(informal) to be less critical of somebody or less strict with them不过于挑剔某人；对某人宽容些
- 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

to improve the way money or people are used in an organization提高（资金或人员使用的）效率
to pull on a rope, etc. until it is tight收紧松弛的绳索
- We took up the slack and then pulled as hard as we could.我们拉紧绳索，然后尽可能用力拉。

slack

verb

/slæk/

[intransitive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they slack	/slæk/ /slæk/
he / she / it slacks	/slæks/ /slæks/
past simple slacked	/slækt/ /slækt/
past participle slacked	/slækt/ /slækt/
-ing form slacking	/ˈslækɪŋ/ /ˈslækɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

to work less hard than you usually do or should do懈怠；怠惰；偷懒
词源verb Old English slæc ‘inclined to be lazy, unhurried’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus ‘loose’.

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