释义 |
slackslack1 /slæk/ adjective slack1Origin: Old English sleac - 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."
- 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.
a 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] |