单词	slack
释义	slack1 adjectiveslack2 nounslack3 verb slackslack1 /slæk/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINslack1 Origin: Old English sleac Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Corporate profits have been hurt by slack demand. I let the rope go slack as the boat came closer. If the rope between climbers is slack, one slip can be fatal. Keep the rope slack till I say `pull'. The fan belt is a little slack. The report criticized airport security as "disgracefully slack." EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Her body went momentarily slack with relief, or was it disappointment? Savings and loan institutions, for example, were once high slack systems, and appropriately so in a regulated industry. She didn't want to come against the flat slack flesh. This can result due to reductions in overmanning and improvements in other types of slack management procedures. Today a changing environment has forced many such organization either to become low slack systems or to go out of business. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora loose rope/knot/chain► loose a rope, knot, chain etc that is loose is not tied or stretched tightly, and is not a tight as it should be: · The guitar strings were loose, but none were broken.· There must be a wire loose, because this light isn't working. ► slack a rope or chain that is slack is not stretched as tightly as it should be: · If the rope between climbers is slack, one slip can be fatal.go slack (=become less tight suddenly): · I let the rope go slack as the boat came closer. 1hanging loosely, or not pulled tight OPP  taut:  Keep the rope slack until I tell you to pull it.2with less business activity than usual SYN  slow:  Business remained slack throughout the day.3not taking enough care or making enough effort to do things correctly – used to show disapproval SYN  careless:  Slack defending by Real Madrid allowed Manchester United to score.—slackly adverb—slackness noun [uncountable] slack1 adjectiveslack2 nounslack3 verb slackslack2 noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Leave a little slack in the line. People in San Francisco seem to have no slack in their lives anymore. The workforce has been reduced, so there's very little slack in the system. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS An ordinary plaid blouse, and slacks, I decide. Hand coils create unwanted slack and immediately tighten around the hand under load, trapping the fingers and preventing an effective arrest. He wore a short-sleeved shirt and pale cinnamon slacks. Lucy never wore slacks or make-up, except when he permitted it in order to cover a bruise. Sheila sauntered in wearing slacks and an artificial-silk print blouse with a bow at around 7: 30. The idea of Jim Morrison in a pair of black cotton slacks doesn't quite have the same ring, does it? Therese was huddled in nearly every garment she possessed, slacks, jumpers, her shabby grey coat and the multicoloured shawl. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► pair of slacks  a pair of slacks COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► cut · And I didn't cut myself any slack for having missed time in school.· These two big, hardheaded women, one player, one coach, have not learned to cut each other any slack. ► dress · She dressed quickly in slacks and a full-necked jumper.· She was dressed in slacks and a sheepskin jacket, her blonde hair bound with a scarf. ► go · There's no elastic been invented that doesn't go all slack the minute a camera comes out.· We were rushing back to deal with Mr McCrindle's fence because it had gone slack, and for that reason only.· Whereas Donald chose to impart the news himself that Mr McCrindle's fence had gone slack. ► pick · What she needs is for the father of her children to pick up some slack.· The government is appealing to business to pick up the slack, but there are few ears to hear.· Women buy into that thinking, too, and so pick up the slack for men.· As employers drop out of the health insurance business, the government Medi-Cal program generally picks up the slack.· It is increasingly up to the individual to pick up the slack and act swiftly, doing well by doing good.· Photo paper sales picked up the slack, the company said. ► take · Banks will not take up the slack.· To the states' taxpayers who will have to take up the slack as federal aid recedes?· But developing nations, where 2 billion people still have no electricity, have taken up the slack.· Other industries have taken up the slack.· So the Flamethrower lit up to take up the slack. ► wear · Gebrec had been wearing blue slacks yesterday morning.· He was a short, fair-complexioned man wearing blue slacks, a tieless white shirt, and wrap-around sunglasses.· If I am going to be inside, very seldom do I wear slacks, but that's professional, I feel.· Sheila sauntered in wearing slacks and an artificial-silk print blouse with a bow at around 7: 30.· Under his white coat Lorrimer was wearing grey slacks and a tweed jacket.· Lucy never wore slacks or make-up, except when he permitted it in order to cover a bruise.· He had short dark hair and was wearing casual slacks and a light anorak.· Her companion, tall and slim with hard eyes, wore blue slacks and a white shirt opened wide at the neck. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► take up/pick up the slack► cut/give somebody some slack Hey, cut me some slack, man, I'm only a few bucks short. She played the fish, gave it some slack and let it run till it hesitated, then slowly drew it back. The fish must have come forward to give the line some slack. ► slacks He wore black slacks and a sweater. 1take up/pick up the slack a)to make a system or organization as efficient as possible by making sure that money, space, or people are fully used:  Without another contract to help pick up the slack, employees may face job losses. b)to do something that needs to be done because someone else is no longer doing it c)to make a rope tighter2[uncountable] part of a rope that is not stretched tight3[uncountable] money, space, people, or time that an organization or person has available, but is not using fully:  There is still some slack in the budget.4cut/give somebody some slack spoken to allow someone to do something without criticizing them or making it more difficult:  Hey, cut me some slack, man. I’m only a few bucks short.5slacks [plural] trousers:  a pair of slacks dress slacks (=for more formal occasions)6[uncountable] British English very small pieces of coal slack1 adjectiveslack2 nounslack3 verb slackslack3 (also slack off) verb [intransitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE slack Simple Form Present I, you, we, they slack he, she, it slacks Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they slacked Present perfect I, you, we, they have slacked he, she, it has slacked Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had slacked Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will slack Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have slacked Continuous Form Present I am slacking he, she, it is slacking you, we, they are slacking Past I, he, she, it was slacking you, we, they were slacking Present perfect I, you, we, they have been slacking he, she, it has been slacking Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been slacking Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be slacking Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been slacking Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES "You start tomorrow at nine," he told them, "and no slacking, or there'll be trouble." She called me into her office and accused me of slacking and taking too many holidays! This is no time to be slacking off! EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A lifetime of low-level employment is a high price to pay for slacking off in junior high. Antonio Ramos, a mariachi since he turned 12, has seen the work for mariachis slack off too. But Le Carré's not slacking off. I guess I thought that since everything was starting to turn around, I could slack off a little. It did not slack in the least until Centreville was reached. The horse slacked his pace, swung his neck down to ease the tension in it, and relaxed his tail. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto not work hard enough► not pull your weight to not do as much work as other people, when you are working in a group or team: · If you think that Alan isn't pulling his weight, you must tell him either to improve or leave.· Of all the people sharing the house with us, only Lizzie didn't pull her weight. ► skive British informal to not do the work that you should be doing, or to be away from your place of work without a good reason: · She says she's been ill for the past week, but I think she's just skiving.skive off (=not be at your place of work): · Harry's going to get into trouble if he keeps skiving off on Friday afternoons. ► goof off American informal to not work when you are supposed to be working: · Hey you two! Quit goofing off and do some work!goof off on the job: · Anyone who does consistently good work doesn't need to worry about occasionally goofing off on the job. ► not do a stroke of work British informal to do no work at all: · The telephone's been ringing and I haven't managed to do a stroke of work yet today.· Duncan found a wealthy woman, married her, and he's never done a stroke of work since! ► slack British informal to deliberately do less work than you should: · She called me into her office and accused me of slacking and taking too many holidays!no slacking (=use this to tell someone to work as hard as possible): · "You start tomorrow at nine," he told them, "and no slacking, or there'll be trouble." ► malinger formal to avoid going to work by pretending to be ill: · I'm sure he's not malingering. He looked awful when I saw him last night.· The report claimed that women may be more likely to malinger than men. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► off · But Le Carré's not slacking off.· A lifetime of low-level employment is a high price to pay for slacking off in junior high.· I guess I thought that since everything was starting to turn around, I could slack off a little.· Antonio Ramos, a mariachi since he turned 12, has seen the work for mariachis slack off too.· But what about the worker who slacks off routinely?· Some one wrote in all capital letters that unqualified disabled workers were slacking off and getting special privileges.· I was after him with a stick for a while but slacked off.· There can be no excuse for slacking off. to make less effort than usual, or to be lazy in your work:  He was accused of slacking and taking too many holidays.
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