单词	slacken
释义	slackenslack‧en /ˈslækən/ verb [intransitive, transitive] written Verb Table VERB TABLE slacken Simple Form Present I, you, we, they slacken he, she, it slackens Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they slackened Present perfect I, you, we, they have slackened he, she, it has slackened Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had slackened Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will slacken Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have slackened Continuous Form Present I am slackening he, she, it is slackening you, we, they are slackening Past I, he, she, it was slackening you, we, they were slackening Present perfect I, you, we, they have been slackening he, she, it has been slackening Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been slackening Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be slackening Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been slackening Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Slacken off the line, and pull the fishing rod towards you. Don't allow the reins to slacken, keep them taut. The boat surged forwards as he slackened the rope. The skin of her face had slackened. Workers can be trained to do other tasks when sales slacken. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Again the firing slackens... But it should slacken when the leash is held normally. I pointed out that by slackening our programme efforts we would simply court mediocrity. Rose, exhausted with running, slackened her pace a little and took in long gulps of air. She would not even slacken speed as she raced through the far-ranging Jovian satellite system. Support within the Labour Party for united action with the Communist Party slackened considerably after the results of the trials become known. The company has slashed prices to fend off competitors and pump up slackening demand. The rain slackened for a few moments, then came harder. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto make a rope/knot/chain looser► loosen to make something loose that has been pulled tight or fastened tightly: · He grasped one of the mules and began to loosen the hitch that held its load. ► slacken to reduce the pressure on something such as a rope, so that it is no longer pulled as tightly as before - used especially in written contexts: · The boat surged forwards as he slackened the rope.· Don't allow the reins to slacken, keep them taut.slacken off something/slacken something off: · Slacken off the line, and pull the fishing rod towards you. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► slacken your pace/speed (=go or walk more slowly) Guy slackened his pace as he approached the gate. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the pace slows/slackens · After a surge in exports, the pace slackened considerably the following year. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► off · A good tree tie will be adjustable and easy to slacken off.· After a while I slackened off a bit, I suppose, but I always hid the People magazines.· I might slacken off when I got established - perhaps after ten years or so. NOUN► pace · The pace did not slacken in the fifth.· The pace never slackens, the action just keeps accelerating.· We are not sitting back in self-congratulation and the pace will not be slackened.· In the following years, the pace hardly slackened. 1 (also slacken off) to gradually become slower, weaker, less active etc, or to make something do this:  The heavy rain showed no signs of slackening off.slacken your pace/speed (=go or walk more slowly) Guy slackened his pace as he approached the gate.2to make something looser, or to become looser OPP  tighten:  He did not let her go, but his grip on her slackened.
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