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单词 slackly
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
slack1 /slæk/USA pronunciation   adj., -er, -est, adv., n., v. 
adj. 
    1. not tight, firm, or tense;
      loose:a slack rope.
    2. negligent;
      careless;
      remiss:slack in answering letters.
    3. not active or busy;
      not brisk:the slack season in an industry.

    n. [uncountable]
    1. a slack condition or part, esp. of a rope, sail, or the like, that hangs loose, without strain upon it:too much slack in the sails.

    v. 
    1. to fail to do one's duty or part, as by being lazy:[no object]often slacking at work.
    2. to become less active, busy, or intense;
      slacken:[+ off/up]At last some of the work slacked off and he could relax.
    slack•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
slack1  (slak),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not tight, taut, firm, or tense;
    loose:a slack rope.
  2. negligent;
    careless;
    remiss:slack proofreading.
  3. slow, sluggish, or indolent:He is slack in answering letters.
  4. not active or busy;
    dull;
    not brisk:the slack season in an industry.
  5. moving very slowly, as the tide, wind, or water.
  6. weak;
    lax.
  7. [Naut.]easy (def. 15a).

adv. 
  1. in a slack manner.

n. 
  1. a slack condition or part.
  2. the part of a rope, sail, or the like, that hangs loose, without strain upon it.
  3. a decrease in activity, as in business or work:a sudden slack in output.
  4. a period of decreased activity.
  5. [Geog.]a cessation in a strong flow, as of a current at its turn.
  6. a depression between hills, in a hillside, or in the land surface.
  7. [Pros.](in sprung rhythm) the unaccented syllable or syllables.
  8. [Brit. Dial.]a morass;
    marshy ground;
    a hollow or dell with soft, wet ground at the bottom.
  9. take up the slack:
    • to pull in or make taut a loose section of a rope, line, wire, etc.:Take up the slack before releasing the kite.
    • to provide or compensate for something that is missing or incomplete:New sources of oil will take up the slack resulting from the embargo.

v.t. 
  1. to be remiss in respect to (some matter, duty, right, etc.);
    shirk;
    leave undone:He slacked the most important part.
  2. to make or allow to become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.;
    relax (efforts, labor, speed, etc.);
    lessen;
    moderate (often fol. by up).
  3. to make loose, or less tense or taut, as a rope;
    loosen (often fol. by off or out).
  4. to slake (lime).

v.i. 
  1. to be remiss;
    shirk one's duty or part.
  2. to become less active, vigorous, rapid, etc. (often fol. by up):Business is slacking up.
  3. to become less tense or taut, as a rope;
    to ease off.
  4. to become slaked, as lime.
  • bef. 900; Middle English slac (adjective, adjectival), Old English sleac, slæc; cognate with Old Norse slakr, Old High German slach, Latin laxus lax
slacking•ly, adv. 
slackly, adv. 
slackness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . relaxed.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . lazy, weak.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . dilatory, tardy, late.
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . idle, quiet.
    • 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . slowing, relaxation.
    • 18.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . neglect.
    • 19.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . reduce, slacken.
    • 22.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . malinger.

slack2  (slak),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Miningthe fine screenings of coal.
  • Middle Dutch slacke, slecke
  • late Middle English sleck 1400–50

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