slack
adj. 松(弛)的; 清淡的; 不活跃的; 懈怠的
v. 懈怠; 偷懒; 减速; 放松
n. 宽松裤; (绳索等)松弛部分; 煤屑; (人员、资金或地方的)富余的部份
Something that is slack is loose and not firmly stretched or tightly in position.
The boy's jaw went slack.
男孩张大了嘴巴。
A slack period is one in which there is not much work or activity.
The workload can be evened out, instead of the shop having busy times and slack periods.
商其工作量可以平均开来,不像商店那样有时很忙,有时很闲。
Someone who is slack in their work does not do it properly.
Many publishers have simply become far too slack.
许多出版商就是变得过于懈怠了。
If someone is slacking, they are not working as hard as they should.
He had never let a foreman see him slacking.
他从未在哪个工头面前表现出丝毫懈怠。
To take up the slack or pick up the slack means to do or provide something that another person or organization is no longer doing or providing.
As major airlines give up less-traveled routes, smaller planes are picking up the slack.
由于大型航空公司放弃了乘客较少的路线,一些较小的飞机正在加紧补位。
1. dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
2. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality;
3. a stretch of water without current or movement;
4. the condition of being loose (not taut);
5. a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely;
1. avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
2. be inattentive to, or neglect;
3. release tension on;
4. make less active or fast;
5. become slow or slower;
6. make less active or intense
7. become less in amount or intensity;
8. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water;
1. not tense or taut;
2. lacking in strength or firmness or resilience;
3. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide;
4. lacking in rigor or strictness;
cut someone some slack
(北美,非正式)允许某人行为有些余地
take (或 pick up) the slack
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)
拉紧松弛的绳索
slack off
放松,缓和:在活动或紧张方面下降
Those who are slack in their work will never have a chance to be successful.
干活马虎的人永远都不会成功.
He was slack in fulfilling his promises and responsibilities.
在履行诺言,担负责任方面,他是松弛的.
Some are hard at work and some are slack in work.
有的勤奋工作,有的则消极怠工.
Slack off those ropes there ; there's a storm coming!
把那里的绳索放松, 暴风雨就要来了!
Please slack up your speed. I can't run as fast as you!
请你跑慢点! 我跑得没你快.