| Front | slack |
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| Back | adjective, noun, verbBrE /slæk/NAmE /slæk/adjective (slack•er, slack•est)1 not stretched tight looseShe was staring into space, her mouth slack. The rope suddenly went slack. slack muscles 2 (of business) not having many customers or sales; not busya slack period Wednesdays are always slack. slack demand for beef 3 (disapproving) not putting enough care, attention or energy into sth and so not doing it well enoughHe's been very slack in his work lately. Discipline in the classroom is very slack. We lost because of some slack defending on our part. slack•ly/BrE slækli; NAmE slækli/ adverbHer arms hung slackly by her sides.slack•ness/BrE slæknəs; NAmE slæknəs/ noun[uncountable]noun  word origin [uncountable] see also slacks1 the part of a rope, etc. that is hanging looselyThere's too much slack in the tow rope.2 people, money or space that should be used more fully in an organizationThere's very little slack in the budget.3 very small pieces of coalcut sb some ˈslack (informal) to be less critical of sb or less strict with themHey, cut him some slack! He's doing his best!take up the ˈslack1 to improve the way money or people are used in an organization2 to pull on a rope, etc. until it is tightWe took up the slack and then pulled as hard as we could.verb  verb forms  word origin [intransitive]to work less hard than you usually do or should doˌslack ˈoff (on sth)to do sth more slowly or with less energy than beforeHe's gone from success to success in his movie career, and there's no sign of him slacking off. 牛津7双解 朗文动词短语 LDOCE5 柯林斯2008 |
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