slack
adj. 松(弛)的; 清淡的; 不活躍的; 懈怠的
v. 懈怠; 偷懶; 減速; 放鬆
n. 寬鬆褲; (繩索等)鬆弛部分; 煤屑; (人員、資金或地方的)富餘的部份
Something that is slack is loose and not firmly stretched or tightly in position.
The boy's jaw went slack.
男孩張大了嘴巴。
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開來,不像商店那樣有時很忙,有時很閒。
Someone who is slack in their work does not do it properly.
Many publishers have simply become far too slack.
許多出版商就是變得過於懈怠了。
If someone is slacking, they are not working as hard as they should.
He had never let a foreman see him slacking.
他從未在哪個工頭面前表現出絲毫懈怠。
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.
由於大型航空公司放棄了乘客較少的路線,一些較小的飛機正在加緊補位。
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)允許某人行為有些餘地
take (或 pick up) the slack
抓緊鬆弛環節,治理整頓(指利用盈餘或提高資源使用率以避免不良的生意停滯)
拉緊鬆弛的繩索
slack off
放鬆,緩和:在活動或緊張方面下降
Those who are slack in their work will never have a chance to be successful.
幹活馬虎的人永遠都不會成功.
He was slack in fulfilling his promises and responsibilities.
在履行諾言,擔負責任方面,他是鬆弛的.
Some are hard at work and some are slack in work.
有的勤奮工作,有的則消極怠工.
Slack off those ropes there ; there's a storm coming!
把那裡的繩索放鬆, 暴風雨就要來了!
Please slack up your speed. I can't run as fast as you!
請你跑慢點! 我跑得沒你快.