| 单词 | slack |
| 释义 | Word Frequency slack 1(slæk) adjective 1. not tight, tense, or taut 2. negligent or careless 3. (esp of water, etc) moving slowly 4. (of trade, etc) not busy 5. phonetics another term for lax1 (sense 4) adverb 6. in a slack manner noun 7. a part of a rope, etc, that is slack take in the slack 8. a period of decreased activity 9. a. a patch of water without current b. a slackening of a current 10. prosody (in sprung rhythm) the unstressed syllable or syllables verb 11. to neglect (one's duty, etc) 12. (often foll by off) to loosen; to make slack 13. chemistry a less common word for slake (sense 3) Derived forms slackly (ˈslackly) adverb slackness (ˈslackness) noun Word origin Old English slæc, sleac; related to Old High German slah, Old Norse slākr bad, Latin laxus lax1Word Frequency slack 2(slæk) noun small pieces of coal with a high ash content Word origin C15: probably from Middle Low German slecke; related to Dutch slak, German Schlacke dross |
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