单词	slackly
释义	slackslack1 /slæk/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINslack1 Origin: Old English sleac Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES 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." EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS 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. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora 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]
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