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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   slack

   • IPA[slak]

   美式

   • adj.
     not taut or held tightly in position; loose；(of business) characterized by a lack of work or activity; quiet
   • n.
     the part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part；a spell of inactivity or laziness
   • v.
     loosen (something, especially a rope)；decrease or reduce in intensity, quantity, or speed
   • adv.
     loosely

   • verb: slack, 3rd person present: slacks, gerund or present participle: slacking, past tense: slacked, past participle: slacked

   • noun: slack, plural noun: slacks

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. not taut or held tightly in position; loose a slack rope her mouth went slack 同義詞 loose, limp, not taut, not tight, hanging, ... 更多flapping, relaxed, flexible, pliant, flaccid, flabby, loose, sagging, saggy, drooping, droopy, soft, baggy, loose-fitting, loose, not tight, generously cut, roomy, shapeless, sacklike, oversized, ill-fitting, bagging, hanging, flapping, saggy反義詞 tight, taut, stretched, taut, toned, ... 更多firm, tight, tailored
   • 2. (of business) characterized by a lack of work or activity; quiet business was rather slack
   • ▪ slow or sluggish they were working at a slack pace 同義詞 sluggish, slow, quiet, slow-moving, not busy, ... 更多inactive, flat, depressed, stagnant反義詞 busy, thriving
   • 3. having or showing laziness or negligence slack accounting procedures 同義詞 lax, negligent, neglectful, remiss, careless, ... 更多slapdash, slipshod, lackadaisical, lazy, inefficient, incompetent, inattentive, offhand, casual, disorderly, disorganized, derelict, informalsloppy, slaphappy, do-nothing, asleep at the wheel, vulgar slanghalf-arsed, half-assed, formaldelinquent, rareotiose, pococurante反義詞 meticulous, diligent
   • 4. (of a tide) neither ebbing nor flowing soon the water will become slack, and the tide will turn

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part I picked up the rod and wound in the slack 同義詞 looseness, play, give
   • 2. a spell of inactivity or laziness he slept deeply, refreshed by a little slack in the daily routine 同義詞 lull, pause, respite, spell of inactivity, interval, ... 更多break, hiatus, breathing space, informalletup, breather
   • 3. casual trousers he put on a gray shirt and loose cotton slacks

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. loosen (something, especially a rope) slacking the outhaul allows you to adjust the sail
   • 2. decrease or reduce in intensity, quantity, or speed the flow of blood slacked off the horse slacked his pace 同義詞 reduce, lessen, slacken, slow, ease up/off反義詞 increase
   • 3. British informal work slowly or lazily she reprimanded her girls if they were slacking 同義詞 idle, shirk, be inactive, be lazy, be indolent, ... 更多sit back and do nothing, waste time, lounge around, informalskive, bunk off, goof off反義詞 work hard
   • 4. slake (lime) 150 sacks of lime were slacked by the inrushing water

   adv.

   副詞

   • 1. loosely their heads were hanging slack in attitudes of despair

   片語

   • cut someone some slack
   • pick up the slack