释义 |
slackness
—slackness /ˈslæk.nəs/
Ⅰ noun [U] (NOT ACTIVE) 1 F0 the state of being slower and less active than usual: » Low sales figures were partly because of normal mid-summer slackness in/of demand.Thesaurus+: ↑Laziness and lazy people , ↑Avoiding action2 F0 DISAPPROVING the fact that a person or organization is not working as well or as hard as they should: » The inspector criticized the slackness and incompetence of the staff.Thesaurus+: ↑Laziness and lazy people , ↑Avoiding action
Ⅱ noun [U] (NOT TIGHT) ► F0 the state of not being tightThesaurus+: ↑Flexible, loose and yielding |