not stretched tight 不紧的；松弛的 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
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- very
- fairly
- completely
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(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 ExamplesTopics Businessc2The 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- (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
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- very
- a bit
- rather
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- in
Word Originadjective Old English slæc ‘inclined to be lazy, unhurried’, of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus ‘loose’.