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IELTS BNC: 11676 COCA: 6983

slack

adjective
/slæk/
/slæk/
(comparative slacker, superlative slackest)
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  1. 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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • very
    • fairly
    • completely
    • …
    See full entry
  2. (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
    Extra Examples
    • 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
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
  3. (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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • get
    • …
    adverb
    • very
    • a bit
    • rather
    • …
    preposition
    • in
    See full entry
    4. Word Originadjective Old English slæc ‘inclined to be lazy, unhurried’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus ‘loose’.

slack

noun
/slæk/
/slæk/
 [uncountable] see also slacksIdioms
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  1. 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。
  2. 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。
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  3. very small pieces of coal煤屑；煤末
    4. Word Originnoun 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
  1. (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
  1. to improve the way money or people are used in an organization提高（资金或人员使用的）效率
  2. 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/
/slæk/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
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
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  1. to work less hard than you usually do or should do懈怠；怠惰；偷懒
    Word Originverb Old English slæc ‘inclined to be lazy, unhurried’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus ‘loose’.
IELTS BNC: 11676 COCA: 6983
slack

adjective¹

 1loose鬆開VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, feel, look, seem鬆弛；感覺不緊；看起來鬆弛；似乎鬆鬆垮垮▸➤become, fall, go變得鬆弛◇My jaw fell slack in disbelief.我目瞪口呆，簡直不敢相信。◇Let the reins go slack.放鬆繮繩。➤leave sth讓⋯鬆弛◇Leave the thread slightly slack to allow for movement.讓線鬆一點兒以便活動。ADVERB➤very, fairly非常鬆；很鬆▸➤completely完全鬆弛◇Some of the ropes were completely slack.有些繩子完全鬆了。➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略有些鬆弛
slack

adjective²

 2not busy蕭條VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, seem不景氣；似乎蕭條▸➤become變得不景氣▸➤remain仍然不景氣◇The antiques business remained slack.古董生意仍然冷清。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常蕭條◇This season has been pretty slack for local hotels so far.這一季直至目前對當地旅館來說生意都相當清淡。
slack

adjective³

 3lazy懶惰VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be懈怠▸➤become, get變得懈怠ADVERB➤very非常懶散▸➤a bit, rather有點兒／相當懶散PREPOSITION➤in在⋯方面懈怠◇She knew she had been very slack in her church attendance recently.她知道自己最近疏於上教堂。
IELTS BNC: 11676 COCA: 6983
IELTS BNC: 11676 COCA: 6983
slack
Loose and not held firmly in place: loose, slack, free-floating...
Lazy or slow to act: lazy, idle, indolent...
Unsuccessful: failed, abortive, fruitless...
Not busy and not working: available, quiet, off-duty...
Lazy Behaviour: inertia, sloth, ...
To avoid doing something, or to avoid something: avoid, get out of, duck out of...
Relating to the forming and breaking up of organizations: reshuffle, fracture, poach...

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