slack

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  • adj.不紧的；松弛的；萧条的；冷清的
  • adv.松弛地；缓慢地；无力地；不充分地
  • n.（绳索的）松弛部分；闲置部分；煤屑；煤末
  • v.懈怠；怠惰；偷懒
  • Web懈怠的；懒散的；淡季
Comparative Degree：slacker  Superlative：slackest  Simple Present：slacks  Present Participle：slacking  Past Tense：slacked  

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slack
adj.
1.
不紧的；松弛的not stretched tight
She was staring into space, her mouth slack.
她双唇微张，失神地望着前方。
The rope suddenly went slack.
绳子突然松了。
slack muscles
松弛的肌肉
2.
萧条的；冷清的；清淡的not having many customers or sales; not busy
a slack period
萧条期
3.
懈怠的；不用心的；敷衍了事的；吊儿郎当的not putting enough care, attention or energy into sth and so not doing it well enough
He's been very slack in his work lately.
近来他工作很不认真。
Discipline in the classroom is very slack.
班里纪律十分松懈。
n.
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slacks
1.
（绳索的）松弛部分the part of a rope, etc. that is hanging loosely
There's too much slack in the tow rope.
拖缆太松。
2.
（组织中人员、资金或地方的）富余部分，闲置部分people, money or space that should be used more fully in an organization
There's very little slack in the budget.
预算中没有多少剩余款项。
3.
煤屑；煤末very small pieces of coal
IDM
Hey, cut him some slack! He's doing his best!
嗨，别对他那么吹毛求疵！他已经尽全力了！
cut sb some slack
(informal)
不过于挑剔某人；对某人宽容些to be less critical of sb or less strict with them
Hey, cut him some slack! He's doing his best!
嗨，别对他那么吹毛求疵！他已经尽全力了！
take up the slack
提高（资金或人员使用的）效率to improve the way money or people are used in an organization
收紧松弛的绳索to pull on a rope, etc. until it is tight
v.
1.
[i]
懈怠；怠惰；偷懒to work less hard than you usually do or should do

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Definition:
AllAll,不紧的不紧的,松弛的松弛的,萧条的萧条的,冷清的冷清的,松弛地松弛地,缓慢地缓慢地,无力地无力地,不充分地不充分地,松弛部分松弛部分,闲置部分闲置部分,煤屑煤屑,煤末煤末,懈怠懈怠,怠惰怠惰,偷懒偷懒,懈怠的懈怠的,懒散的懒散的,淡季淡季
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1.
she had a feeling (that)bank security was a little slack and wanted to test it out.
她对银行的安全性并不是很信任，她想测试一下。
tā duì yín háng de ān quán xìng bìng bú shì hěn xìn rèn , tā xiǎng cè shì yí xià 。
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2.
I didn't slack off, but I developed a sort of cocky confidence that I had never experienced in my first three years of college.
我没有松懈，但我养成了一种大学前三年从没有过的骄傲自信的心态。
wǒ méi yǒu sōng xiè , dàn wǒ yǎng chéng le yī zhǒng dà xué qián sān nián cóng méi yǒu guò de jiāo ào zì xìn de xīn tài 。
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3.
He said it was unclear whether private demand would be strong enough to pick up the slack when fiscal stimulus fades in 2010.
他说，目前还不清楚的是，在2010年，当财政刺激措施淡出之后，私人需求会否旺盛到足以填补需求缺口的地步。
tā shuō , mù qián hái bù qīng chǔ de shì , zài èr líng yī líng nián , dāng cái zhèng cì jī cuò shī dàn chū zhī hòu , sī rén xū qiú huì fǒu wàng shèng dào zú yǐ tián bǔ xū qiú quē kǒu de dì bù 。
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4.
The only way we could have avoided a prolonged slump would have been for government spending to take up the slack.
我们避免衰退持续的方法是，政府应收紧财政支出。
wǒ men bì miǎn shuāi tuì chí xù de fāng fǎ shì , zhèng fǔ yīng shōu jǐn cái zhèng zhī chū 。
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5.
The pressureonmanagementtowaste cash flow through organisational slack or investmentin unsound projects is often irresistible.
管理层的压力在于因企业闲散或谬误投资的不可抗拒性而浪费了现金流。
guǎn lǐ céng de yā lì zài yú yīn qǐ yè xián sǎn huò miù wù tóu zī de bù kě kàng jù xìng ér làng fèi le xiàn jīn liú 。
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6.
We must be willing to go against the slack and trouble, ready to stir them and then watch them.
我们必须愿意去对抗懈怠与烦恼，愿意去激起它们再观察它们。
wǒ men bì xū yuàn yì qù duì kàng xiè dài yǔ fán nǎo , yuàn yì qù jī qǐ tā men zài guān chá tā men 。
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7.
In recent weeks he has left interviewers slack-jawed with amazement as he throws out his thoughts on how he would behave as president.
最近几周他所发表的关于自己若成为总统将如何作为的言论让众人瞠目结舌。
zuì jìn jǐ zhōu tā suǒ fā biǎo de guān yú zì jǐ ruò chéng wéi zǒng tǒng jiāng rú hé zuò wéi de yán lùn ràng zhòng rén chēng mù jiē shé 。
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8.
Stock-trading volume also tends to slack off in August, which can magnify the impact of any sudden development.
8月股市交易量一般也较小，这会放大任何突发事件带来的影响。
bā yuè gǔ shì jiāo yì liàng yì bān yě jiào xiǎo , zhè huì fàng dà rèn hé tū fā shì jiàn dài lái de yǐng xiǎng 。
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The first step of that process seems to be happening -- U. S. consumers are more cautious -- but it is unclear who will take up their slack.
改变的第一步似乎将要发生，美国消费者越来越谨慎，可还不清楚谁将担负起他们的颓势。
gǎi biàn de dì yī bù sì hū jiāng yào fā shēng , měi guó xiāo fèi zhě yuè lái yuè jǐn shèn , kě hái bù qīng chǔ shuí jiāng dān fù qǐ tā men de tuí shì 。
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10.
Then, tell your belayer to leave some slack in the rope while you climb up a few moves and take a fall.
然后，上爬几步并让保护员收绳时留一些余量，接着尝试坠落。
rán hòu , shàng pá jǐ bù bìng ràng bǎo hù yuán shōu shéng shí liú yì xiē yú liàng , jiē zhe cháng shì zhuì luò 。
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