单词 | slackening |
释义 | slackening (once / 6267 pages) n WORD FAMILY slackening: slackenings+/slack: slacked, slacken, slacker, slackest, slacking, slackly, slackness, slacks/slacken: slackened, slackening, slackens/slacker: slackers/slackness: slacknesses USAGE EXAMPLESEmirates Airline last month reported a 75% drop in half-year net profit, citing currency fluctuations and a slackening in demand due to the economic slowdown. Wall Street Journal(Dec 19, 2016) But the rebels’ bargaining power is shrinking with their territory, and as one of their main backers, Turkey, appears to be slackening support. New York Times(Dec 07, 2016) On Tuesday, he warned officials that there “must not be any slackening or lagging” in pushing through change. New York Times(Nov 01, 2016) n an occurrence of control or strength weakening the slackening of the wind Syn|Hypo|Hyper loosening, relaxation thaw a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile weakening becoming weaker |
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