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slack
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Derivatives :
n
slackness
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adv
slackly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- slack
[slæk]
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1.
adjective
[+rope]
[ skin]
松弛的
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2.
adjective
[+market]
[ demand]
[ business]
不景气的
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3.
adjective
[+period]
萧条的
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4.
adjective
[+worker]
懈怠的
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5.
adjective
[+security]
[ discipline]
马虎的
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6.
noun
[u]
(in rope etc) 松弛部分
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7.
n pl
[o.f.]
slacks (trousers) 宽松的裤子
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- slack
[slæk]
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1.
adjective
松的，松弛的
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She was wearing a slack blue dress.
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她穿着一条宽松的蓝色裙子。
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2.
adjective
滞缓的，弛缓的
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Slack water usually happens near high tide and low tide.
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在高潮和低潮之间通常有水的滞留。
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3.
adjective
松懈的，懒散的，不上心的
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We're very slack in the office right now.
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现在，我们在办公室里很懒散。
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4.
adjective
萧条的，不景气的
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5.
vi.
懈怠，懒散，偷懒
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He was accused of slacking at work and taking too many holidays.
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他被责备懈怠工作且休假太多。
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6.
verb
疏忽，忽略，对……不上心
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You feel I'm slacking in my role as host?
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你是否觉得我疏忽了我作为主人的职责？
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He slacks his attention.
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他注意力不集中。
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7.
vt.
放松，使松弛
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After a bit he slacked the rope a little.
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一会儿之后，他将绳子放松了一点。
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8.
vt.
放缓，减慢
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9.
vi.
慢下来，缓下来
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The horse slacked his pace.
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马放慢了速度。
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10.
verb
放轻松，（使）松口气
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11.
vi.
减少，减弱，降低
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The snow didn't slack off for 36 hours.
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雪在36个小时后变小。
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12.
vt.
[Chemistry]
熟化
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13.
n.[u]
煤渣，煤屑
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14.
n.[c]
下挫，恶化；萧条
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Inflation and the balance of payments depend on the amount of slack in the economy.
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通货膨胀和贸易支付差额依据经济下滑的程度。
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15.
n.[c/u]
静水，滞缓的水流
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Soon the water will become slack, and the tide will turn.
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很快水流就滞缓了，潮汐就要变了。
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Suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless.
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他们突然静止不动，水面也静止了。
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16.
n.[u]
沼泽，泥淖
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17.
n.[u]
松弛，松懈
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The rope had enough slack to allow her to reach the roof.
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绳子足够松，可以让她到达屋顶。
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18.
n.[u]
松垂的线绳
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He took up the slack.
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他把松弛部分弄紧了。
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19.
n.[c]
[Plural]
宽松长裤
Collins English-English Dictionary
- slack
[slæk]
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1.
adj
not tight, tense, or taut
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2.
adj
negligent or careless
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3.
adj
(esp of water, etc) moving slowly
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4.
adj
(of trade, etc) not busy
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5.
adj
another term for lax
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6.
adv
[phonetics]
in a slack manner
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7.
n
a part of a rope, etc, that is slack
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take in the slack
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8.
n
a period of decreased activity
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9.
n
a patch of water without current
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10.
n
a slackening of a current
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11.
n
[prosody]
(in sprung rhythm) the unstressed syllable or syllables
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12.
vb
to neglect (one's duty, etc)
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13.
vb
[often foll by off]
to loosen; to make slack
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14.
vb
a less common word for slake
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15.
vb
See also slacks
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16.
vb
[Etymology]
Old English slæc, sleac; related to Old High German slah, Old Norse slakr bad, Latin laxus lax
- slack
[slæk]
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1.
n
small pieces of coal with a high ash content
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2.
n
[Etymology]
C15: probably from Middle Low German slecke; related to Dutch slak, German Schlacke dross
Examples
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a slack period
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淡季
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The clothes makes him look like a slack-jaw yokel.
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这件衣服让他看起来像个土包子。
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Attach the cable to the brake, with little or no slack.
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在制动器上接一根线，不要太松或者一点都不要松。
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Soon the water will become slack, and the tide will turn.
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很快水流就滞缓了，潮汐就要变了。
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The snow didn't slack off for 36 hours.
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雪在36个小时后变小。
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Slack water usually happens near high tide and low tide.
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在高潮和低潮之间通常有水的滞留。
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