| 单词 | slack |
| 释义 | slack —slack /slæk/ adjective (NOT ACTIVE) ► F0 showing little activity; not busy or happening in a positive way: » Business is always slack at this time of year.» DISAPPROVING Discipline in Mr Brown's class has become very slack recently.» DISAPPROVING The job is taking a long time because the workmen are so slack.Thesaurus+: ↑Slow and moving slowlyslackly /ˈslæk.li/ adverbadjective (NOT TIGHT) ► F0 not tight; loose: » These tent ropes are too slack - they need tightening.Thesaurus+: ↑Flexible, loose and yieldingslackly /ˈslæk.li/ adverbnoun (TROUSERS) slacks [plural] OLD-FASHIONED► F0 a pair of trousers, usually of a type that fit looselyThesaurus+: ↑Trousersnoun [U] (COAL) ► F0 very small pieces and dust from coalThesaurus+: ↑Fuels , ↑Petroleum products especially when used as fuelnoun [U] (NOT TIGHT) ► F0 the fact that something is too loose: » There's too much slack in these ropes.» The men pulled on the ropes to take up the slack (= to tighten them).Thesaurus+: ↑Flexible, loose and yieldingverb [I] INFORMAL ↑Verb Endings for slack ► F0 to work more slowly and with less effort than usual, or to go more slowly: » Everyone slacks off/up a bit at the end of the week.» DISAPPROVING You'll be in trouble if you're caught slacking on the job like that.» Slack off your speed as you approach the corner.Thesaurus+: ↑Slow and moving slowly |
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