slack

slack1
adjective
  1. not taut or held tightly in position; loose
    不紧的；松弛的
    a slack rope.
    一根松垂的绳子。
    her mouth went slack.
    她的嘴松开了。
  2. (of business or trade) characterized by a lack of work or activity; quiet
    （生意，交易）萧条的，不活跃的，清淡的
    business was rather slack.
    生意很清淡。
    ■slow or sluggish
    缓慢的，松懈的
    they were working at a slack pace.
    他们工作进度缓慢。
    ■having or showing laziness or negligence
    懒散的；疏忽的；懈怠的
    slack accounting procedures.
    疏忽的会计程序。
  3. (W. Indian)lewd
    (西印度)淫荡的，猥亵的，下流的
    the veteran king of slack chat.
    一个淫词满口的老国王。
    ■(W. Indian)(of a person, typically a woman) promiscuous
    （尤指女子）性乱交的
  4. (of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing
    （潮水）弛缓的，平缓的
    soon the water will become slack, and the tide will turn.
    不久水面就会平缓，潮水将变化。
noun
  1. [mass noun]the part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part
    绳索的松弛部分
    I picked up the rod and wound in the slack.
    我拾起钓竿，将松弛的线卷起。
  2. (slacks)casual trousers
    便裤
  3. (informal)a spell of inactivity or laziness
    (非正式)懈怠；懒散
    he slept deeply, refreshed by a little slack in the daily routine.
    他睡得很香，每天都要懒散一会儿才精神焕发。
verb
[with obj.]
  1. loosen (something, especially a rope)
    使（绳索等）松弛
    ■reduce the intensity or speed of (something); slacken
    减缓；放慢；松弛
    the horse slacked his pace.
    这匹马放慢脚步。
    ■[no obj.](slack off)decrease in quantity or intensity
    （数量，强度）减少
    the flow of blood slacked off.
    血流减少。
    ■[no obj.](Brit. informal)work slowly or lazily
    (英，非正式)缓慢（或懒散）地工作
    she ticked off her girls if they were slacking.
    如果女孩子们工作懒散，她就责备她们。
    ■[no obj.](slack up)slow down
    慢下
    the animal doesn't slack up until he reaches the trees.
    这头动物一直走到树林才慢下来。
  2. slake (lime)
    熟化（石灰）
adverb
  1. loosely
    松散地
    their heads were hanging slack in attitudes of despair.
    他们无力地垂下头，摆出绝望姿态。
常用词组
cut someone some slack
  1. (N. Amer. informal)allow someone some leeway in their conduct
    (北美，非正式)允许某人行为有些余地
take (或 pick up) the slack
  1. use up a surplus or improve the use of resources to avoid an undesirable lull in business
    抓紧松弛环节，治理整顿（指利用盈余或提高资源使用率以避免不良的生意停滞）
    as domestic demand starts to flag, foreign demand will help pick up the slack.
    由于国内需求开始萎缩，外贸需求将有助弥补损失。
  2. pull on the loose end or part of a rope in order to make it taut
    拉紧松弛的绳索
派生
slackly
adverb
slackness
noun
语源
  1. Old English slæc 'inclined to be lazy, unhurried', of Germanic origin; related to Latin laxus 'loose'
slack2
noun
  1. [mass noun]coal dust or small pieces of coal
    煤屑，煤末
语源
  1. late Middle English: probably from Low German or Dutch
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