adj.松弛的；懈怠的；萧条的
n.松弛的部分；松散；淡季
vt.使缓慢；疏忽
vi.变松弛；逃避工作
A rope is slack if it hasn't been pulled tight. 如果一根绳子没有拉紧,那它是松的。
She was shocked at the slack discipline in the school. 对于学校松弛的纪律她感到震惊。
He is slack in answering letters. 他疏于回信。
After intense work in the summer, we are slack off now. 夏季紧张的工作过後，我们现在放松了。
Business is slack at this season. 在这个季节生意清淡萧条。
February is a slack time for hotels by the sea. 二月份是海滨旅馆的淡季。
用作名词 (n.)There is too much slack in the rope. 这条绳子太松了。
The sailor pull at the rope to take up the slack. 水手们拉起绳索把它收紧。
Our boss doesn't give us any slack. 老板从来不让我们有一丝的松懈。
There's a certain amount of slack in the car industry at the moment. 眼下汽车工业不太景气。
用作及物动词 (vt.)The driver slacked up before reaching the crossroads. 司机在驶近十字路口时减慢了速度。
Freight-car loadings continue to slack off. 火车货运的运输量继续减少。
Don't slack off in your studies. 不要荒费你的学业。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)You should slack the rope before trying to untie the knot. 解结之前你应该先将绳索放松。
Slack up the tent ropes before it rains. 在下雨之前把帐篷的绳子放松。
slack的基本意思是指某人做某事时“懈怠,偷懒”,用于交通工具时指“减速”。
slack既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语; 用作不及物动词时,常与down, off, up等连用。
