slacken

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S0462000 (slăk′ən)tr. & intr.v. slack·ened, slack·en·ing, slack·ens 1. To make or become slower; slow down: The runners slackened their pace. Air speed slackened.2. To make or become less tense, taut, or firm; loosen: I slackened the line to let the fish swim. The sail's sheet slackened as the wind died.3. To make or become less vigorous, intense, or severe; ease: slacken discipline; afraid that morale might slacken.

slacken

(ˈslækən) vb (often foll by off) 1. to make or become looser2. to make or become slower, less intense, etc

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(ˈslæk ən)

v.t., v.i. 1. to make or become less active, intense, etc. 2. to make or become slack. [1570–80]

slacken

Past participle: slackened
Gerund: slackening

Imperative
slacken
slacken

Present
I slacken
you slacken
he/she/it slackens
we slacken
you slacken
they slacken

Preterite
I slackened
you slackened
he/she/it slackened
we slackened
you slackened
they slackened

Present Continuous
I am slackening
you are slackening
he/she/it is slackening
we are slackening
you are slackening
they are slackening

Present Perfect
I have slackened
you have slackened
he/she/it has slackened
we have slackened
you have slackened
they have slackened

Past Continuous
I was slackening
you were slackening
he/she/it was slackening
we were slackening
you were slackening
they were slackening

Past Perfect
I had slackened
you had slackened
he/she/it had slackened
we had slackened
you had slackened
they had slackened

Future
I will slacken
you will slacken
he/she/it will slacken
we will slacken
you will slacken
they will slacken

Future Perfect
I will have slackened
you will have slackened
he/she/it will have slackened
we will have slackened
you will have slackened
they will have slackened

Future Continuous
I will be slackening
you will be slackening
he/she/it will be slackening
we will be slackening
you will be slackening
they will be slackening

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been slackening
you have been slackening
he/she/it has been slackening
we have been slackening
you have been slackening
they have been slackening

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been slackening
you will have been slackening
he/she/it will have been slackening
we will have been slackening
you will have been slackening
they will have been slackening

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been slackening
you had been slackening
he/she/it had been slackening
we had been slackening
you had been slackening
they had been slackening

Conditional
I would slacken
you would slacken
he/she/it would slacken
we would slacken
you would slacken
they would slacken

Past Conditional
I would have slackened
you would have slackened
he/she/it would have slackened
we would have slackened
you would have slackened
they would have slackened

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	slacken - become slow or slower; "Production slowed"slow up, slow, slow down, slackweaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
	2.	slacken - make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"slack up, slack, relaxminify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
	3.	slacken - become looser or slack; "the rope slackened"weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"ease off, slacken off, ease up, flag - become less intense
	4.	slacken - make slack as by lessening tension or firmnessremitloosen, loose - make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"dowse, douse - slacken; "douse a rope"

slacken

verb (often with off)1. lessen, reduce, decrease, ease (off), moderate, diminish, slow down, drop off, abate, let up, slack off Inflationary pressures continued to slacken last month.2. loosen, release, relax, weaken, lessen, become looser Her grip slackened on his arm.

slacken

verb1. To reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity:ease, let up, loose, loosen, relax, slack, untighten.2. To become or cause to become less active or intense:abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slack off, subside, wane.3. To moderate or change a position or course of action as a result of pressure:ease off, relent, soften, weaken, yield.Idiom: give way.

Translations

使某物减缓使某物放慢使某物松弛变松松动

slack

(slӕk) adjective1. loose; not firmly stretched. Leave the rope slack.松驰的2. not firmly in position. He tightened a few slack screws.不紧的3. not strict; careless. He is very slack about getting things done.马虎的4. in industry etc, not busy; inactive. Business has been rather slack lately.萧条的ˈslacken verb (sometimes with off or up). 1. to make or become looser. She felt his grip on her arm slacken. 变松，松动 2. to make or become less busy, less active or less fast. The doctor told him to slacken up if he wanted to avoid a heart-attack. 使某物放慢，使某物松弛，使某物减缓 ˈslackly adverb 松驰地，缓慢地 ˈslackness noun 松驰，缓慢，懈怠 slacks noun plural trousers, usually loose-fitting, worn informally by men or women. a pair of slacks. 便裤，宽松的长裤

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verb lessen

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verb loosen

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verb to reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity

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verb to become or cause to become less active or intense

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verb to moderate or change a position or course of action as a result of pressure

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verb become slow or slower

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verb make less active or fast

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verb become looser or slack

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verb make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

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