slack
[slæk] adjective
NOT TIGHT 不紧的
■not tight; loose 不紧的，松的•These tent ropes are too slack - they need tightening.这些帐篷绳太松了——需要把它们拉紧。
[slæk] adjective
NOT ACTIVE 不积极的
■showing little activity; not busy or happening in a positive way 萧条的，不景气的；冷清的；懈怠的•Business is always slack at this time of year.每年的这个时候生意都很清淡。 •disapproving Discipline in Mr Brown's class has become very slack recently.布朗先生班上的纪律最近变得十分松懈。 •disapproving The job is taking a long time because the workmen are so slack.这项工作花费了很长时间，因为工人很懒散。
[slæk] noun
NOT TIGHT 不紧
uncountable
■when something is too loose 松弛，不紧•There's too much slack in these ropes.这些绳子有太多松弛的地方。 •The men pulled on the ropes to take up the slack (= to tighten them).男人们拉绳子将其收紧。
[slæk] noun
TROUSERS 长裤
slacks
[plural] old-fashioned
■a pair of trousers, usually of a type that fit loosely 宽松长裤
[slæk] noun
COAL 煤炭
uncountable
■very small pieces and dust from coal 煤屑
[slæk] noun
pick up/take up the slack
■to do the work which someone else has stopped doing but which still needs to be done 接替中断的工作•If Sue gets a job, Mick will have to take up the slack at home.如果苏找到了工作，米克将不得不接替她做家务。
[slæk] verb intransitive informal
■to work more slowly and with less effort than usual, or to go more slowly 松懈，懈怠•Everyone slacks off/up a bit at the end of the week.每个人到了周末都有些懈怠。 •disapproving You'll be in trouble if you're caught slacking on the job like that.如果你被抓到工作时那么懒散，那你就麻烦了。 •Slack off your speed as you approach the corner.接近转角时，你要放慢速度。 |