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Slacken Tension Tautness Slækən V.(使)松弛,放松 英 V.(使)松弛,放松(To Make

单词 slacken
音标 ['slækən]
解释 v.(使)松弛,放松
红宝书 【英】 v.(使)松弛,放松(to make less active)
【考】 slacken : tension / blunt : sharpness(使松懈是不再紧张/ 使变钝是不再锋利)slacken : tautness / dilute : strength(放松不紧/稀释不浓)反义词:tauten(绑紧 )
【记】 和slack(松弛的)+en
【例】 His business slackens in the winter.
字源 slacken (v.)
early 15c., from slack (adj.) + -en (1). Related: Slackened; slackening.
不择手段背单词 v. 使松弛, 使松懈, 使缓和 = loosen = ease
【类】slacken: tension = blunt: sharpness使松懈消除紧张 = 使变钝消除锋利slacken: tautness = dilute: strength放松使不紧 = 稀释使不浓
【反】tauten(v 拉紧)
趣味全助记 【记】源自languish 衰弱,无力,凋萎;s + lack,缺少活力,劲头,力量,能量,注意;
【相关】sluggish 行动迟缓的

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