slack

/slæk/ 形容词 C1

中文：松弛的、懈怠的、萧条的

Lax; not tense; not firmly extended. · a slack rope
Weak; not holding fast. · a slack hand
Moderately warm. · a slack oven
Moderate in speed. · a slack wind
Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager. · slack in duty or service
Not active or busy, successful, or violent. · Business is slack.· the slack period following the main tourist season
Excess; surplus to requirements. · the slack capacity of an oil pipeline
Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music. (slang)

比较级 slacker · 最高级 slackest

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“I was going to say that my practice could get along very well for a day or two, since it is the slackest time in the year.”

They were paying a pound a day each—fourteen pounds a week, and this is the slack season.

“He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”

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