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slacken

英 [ˈslækən]

美 [ˈslækən]

v.  (使)放慢,减缓,萧条; (使)变得松弛

过去式:slackened 现在分词:slackening 过去分词:slackened 第三人称单数:slackens 

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同义词辨析

relaxloosenslacken【导航词义:放松】

relaxv. (使)放松;放宽
〔辨析〕
尤指工作之余放松休息;也指放松身体部位或放宽规定、法令。
〔例证〕
A cup of hot coffee can help to relax you.
一杯热咖啡能够帮助你放松下来。
The committee believed that immigration controls should be relaxed.
委员会认为应放宽移民管制。
loosenv. (使)变松;放宽,放松
〔辨析〕
指松开某物;也指放宽法律、规定或控制。
〔例证〕
The rope has loosened.
绳子松了。
Hearing these words, she loosened her grip on his arm.
听了这些话,她松开了抓着他胳膊的手。
What made the Congress agree to loosen the restrictions on exports?
是什么使国会同意放宽出口限制?
According to a recent survey, over 50% of respondents believe the government has loosened its hold on the media considerably.
根据最近的一项调查显示,逾50%的受访者认为政府对媒体的控制已大大放松了。
slackenv. 〈书〉(使)松弛,(使)变松
〔辨析〕
常指使束缚物变松弛。
〔例证〕
You can slacken the ropes slightly when there is wind.
起风的时候你可以稍微放松绳子。
Hearing that she agreed to stay, his grip on her slackened.
听到她同意留下,他抓着她的手放松了。

短语动词

slacken off
1. 放慢;减弱;变缓和  

牛津词典

    verb

    • (使)放慢,减缓,萧条
      to gradually become, or to make sth become, slower, less active, etc.
      1. We've been really busy, but things are starting to slacken off now.
        近来我们的确很忙,不过现在情况开始有所缓解了。
      2. She slackened her pace a little (= walked a little more slowly) .
        她略微放慢脚步。
    • (使)变得松弛
      to become or to make sth become less tight
      1. His grip slackened and she pulled away from him.
        他抓得不那么紧了,她顺势挣脱开来。
      2. He slackened the ropes slightly.
        他把绳子稍稍放松一些。

    柯林斯词典

    • V-ERG (使)放慢;(使)减弱;(使)变缓和
      If somethingslackensor if youslackenit, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
      1. Inflationary pressures continued to slacken last month...
        上个月,通货膨胀的压力继续减小。
      2. The Conservative government will not slacken the pace of radical reform.
        保守党政府不会放慢激进改革的步伐。
    • V-ERG (使)松开;(使)放松
      If your grip or a part of your bodyslackensor if youslackenyour grip, it becomes looser or more relaxed.
      1. Her grip slackened on Arnold's arm...
        她紧握着阿诺德的手松开了。
      2. Muscles stretch, slacken and relax during childbirth.
        生孩子的时候,肌肉会拉抻、放松,然后松弛下来。

    英英释义

    verb

    • make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
        Synonym:remit
      1. become looser or slack
        1. the rope slackened
      2. become slow or slower
        1. Production slowed
        Synonym:slowslow downslow upslack
      3. make less active or fast
        1. He slackened his pace as he got tired
        2. Don't relax your efforts now
        Synonym:slackslack uprelax

      双语例句

      • We start to slacken the minute we find excuses for ourself.
        人都是在原谅自己那一分钟开始懈怠。
      • He had worked without intermission for six months and now could slacken off for a holiday.
        他已不间断地工作了六个月,现在可以休假了。
      • Mrs Kaul did not slacken in her efforts to get her daughter a job.
        考尔太太并没有放松为女儿寻找工作的努力。
      • Muscles stretch, slacken and relax during childbirth.
        生孩子的时候,肌肉会拉抻、放松,然后松弛下来。
      • Love so alike that none do slacken, none can die.
        你我的爱是如此紧密,没有力量能拆散,也不会死亡。
      • Don't slacken your studies on the excuse of being too busy.
        别借口忙就放松了学习。
      • There is no reason to believethat this pace will slacken.
        没有理由认为这个速度会下降。
      • When you're in the lead, don't slacken off.
        你领先时不要放慢速度。
      • Things have begun to slacken off at work recently.
        最近工作上的事情开始减少了。
      • Don't slacken up our efforts when victory is in sight.
        胜利在望,我们不能松劲。