英语词汇“slack”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	slack
释义	Contents adjective (2) slack (NOT TIGHT) slack (NOT ACTIVE) noun (3) slack (NOT TIGHT) slack (TROUSERS) slack (COAL) verb (1) slack (1) more…(1) slackly Contents adjective (2) slack (NOT TIGHT) slack (NOT ACTIVE) noun (2) slack (LOOSE STATE) slack (SLOW STATE) Contents adjective (3) slack (1) slack (2) slack (3) noun (2) slack (1) slack (2) more…(1) slackness English American Business slackadjective uk/slæk/us/slæk/ slack adjective (NOT TIGHT) not tight; loose: These tent ropes are too slack - they need tightening. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Flexible, loose and yielding adrift bendable bendy ductile elastic flowing jointed loose loose-fitting loosely looseness plastic slackness spring springy sprung stretch stretchy supple yield See more results » slack adjective (NOT ACTIVE) showing little activity; not busy or happening in a positive way: Business is always slack at this time of year. UK disapproving Discipline in Mr Brown's class has become very slack recently. UK disapproving The job is taking a long time because the workmen are so slack. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Slow and moving slowly at a snail's pace idiom by and by idiom by degrees idiom claw your way (somewhere) idiom clunky drift float hang around in ones and twos idiom inch by inch idiom infiltrate infiltration labour mill slowpoke sluggish snail steadily steady struggle See more results » slackly adverb uk/ˈslæk.li/us/ˈslæk.li/ slacknoun uk/slæk/us/slæk/ slack noun (NOT TIGHT) [ U ] the fact that something is too loose: There's too much slack in these ropes. The men pulled on the ropes to take up the slack (= to tighten them). Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Flexible, loose and yielding adrift bendable bendy ductile elastic flowing jointed loose loose-fitting loosely looseness plastic slackness spring springy sprung stretch stretchy supple yield See more results » slack noun (TROUSERS) slacks [ plural ] US or UK old-fashioned a pair of trousers, that are not part of a suit: wool slacks Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Trousers bell-bottoms Bermuda shorts blue jeans bootcut breeches cutoff cycling shorts denim drainpipe dungarees jodhpurs knickerbockers knickers leggings Levi's low-rise tracksuit bottoms trews trouser trousers See more results » slack noun (COAL) [ U ] very small pieces and dust from coal Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Fuels -fired alternative energy anthracite biodiesel biomass briquette coal-fired coke denatured alcohol fuel fuel poverty fuel rod fuel-efficient gas gasometer hickory chips oil propellant solid fuel wind farm See more results » Idiom(s) pick up/take up the slack slackverb [ I ] uk/slæk/us/slæk/informal to work more slowly and with less effort than usual, or to go more slowly: Everyone slacks off/up at the end of the week. disapproving You'll be in trouble if you're caught slacking on the job. Slack off your speed as you approach the corner. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Slow and moving slowly at a snail's pace idiom by and by idiom by degrees idiom claw your way (somewhere) idiom clunky drift float hang around in ones and twos idiom inch by inch idiom infiltrate infiltration labour mill slowpoke sluggish snail steadily steady struggle See more results » slackadjective [ -er/-est only ] us/slæk/ slack adjective [ -er/-est only ] (NOT TIGHT) not tight; loose: His jaw went slack, and he looked puzzled. slack adjective [ -er/-est only ] (NOT ACTIVE) showing a lack of activity; not busy or happening in a positive way: The teachers are kind of slack about enforcing rules. slacknoun [ U ] us/slæk/ slack noun [ U ] (LOOSE STATE) the state of being too loose or not tight enough: There was too much slack in the cable. slack noun [ U ] (SLOW STATE) a period when something is slower or less active than usual: the midsummer slack Idiom(s) pick up the slack slackadjective uk/slæk/us if business or economic activity is slack, there is less activity than usual: He wanted to sell some of his rental homes, but the region's slack economy stopped him. May was a very slack month for the entire industry. slack market/demand/sales slack time/period Summer is usually a slack time for energy demand. something that is slack is not strict or effective enough: Experts say that slacker financial controls may be to blame. There were claims in the media of slack corporate governance. someone who is slack is not working hard enough or spending enough time or care on something: Businesses that shout loudest about delayed payments are often the worst slack payers. be slack with something She's always been a bit slack with her accounts. slacknoun [ U ] uk/slæk/us resources, such as money, people, or time, that are not being used at a particular time: At the moment we have very little slack for dealing with emergencies. slack in something Anne and Bill didn't have enough slack in their household budget. pick/take up slack to make a business, industry, or economy operate more effectively by doing the work that someone else has stopped doing but that still needs to be done: More business investment would pick up the slack in the economy. The drug maker is having problems with production, but none of its competitors have taken up the slack. slackness noun [ U ] There has been some slackness in the labor market this quarter.
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