slack的意思和读音

slack

: [slæk] : [slæk]

adj.

adv.

n.

v.

slacker  slackest  slacks  slacking  slacked  

adj.+n.slack season,slack discipline

adj.taut,diligent,brisk

adj.loose,limp,relaxed,baggy,floppy

slackadj.

1.not stretched tight

She was staring into space, her mouth slack.

The rope suddenly went slack.

slack muscles

2.not having many customers or sales; not busy

a slack period

3.not putting enough care, attention or energy into sth and so not doing it well enough

He's been very slack in his work lately.

Discipline in the classroom is very slack.

n.— see alsoslacks

1.the part of a rope, etc. that is hanging loosely

There's too much slack in the tow rope.

2.people, money or space that should be used more fully in an organization

There's very little slack in the budget.

3.very small pieces of coal

IDM

Hey, cut him some slack! He's doing his best!

cut sb some slack(informal)to be less critical of sb or less strict with them

Hey, cut him some slack! He's doing his best!

take up the slack使to improve the way money or people are used in an organizationto pull on a rope, etc. until it is tightv.

1.[i]to work less hard than you usually do or should do

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n.1.the fact that a rope is loose, rather than being held or attached tightly2.a period of less activity than usual3.people, equipment, or money that could be used more effectively in an organization

adj.1.loose and not pulled tight2.not taking enough care to make sure that something is done well3.not as busy or successful as usual in business

v.1.to try to avoid working

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1.We must be willing to go against the slack and trouble, ready to stir them and then watch them.

2.she had a feeling (that)bank security was a little slack and wanted to test it out.

3.I didn't slack off, but I developed a sort of cocky confidence that I had never experienced in my first three years of college.

4.He said it was unclear whether private demand would be strong enough to pick up the slack when fiscal stimulus fades in 2010.2010

5.The only way we could have avoided a prolonged slump would have been for government spending to take up the slack.退

6.In recent weeks he has left interviewers slack-jawed with amazement as he throws out his thoughts on how he would behave as president.

7.Stock-trading volume also tends to slack off in August, which can magnify the impact of any sudden development.8

8.The first step of that process seems to be happening -- U. S. consumers are more cautious -- but it is unclear who will take up their slack.

9.He had a ragtag band of criminals ready to pick up the slack .

10.Then, tell your belayer to leave some slack in the rope while you climb up a few moves and take a fall.