slack

noun

1. a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely

e.g. he took up the slack

2. the quality of being loose (not taut)

e.g. he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope

Synonym: slackness

3. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

Synonym: mirequagmirequagmorass

4. a stretch of water without current or movement

e.g. suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless

Synonym: slack water

5. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

e.g. the team went into a slump
a gradual slack in output
a drop-off in attendance
a falloff in quality

Synonym: slumpdrop-offfallofffalling off

6. dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

slack的解释

verb

1. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

e.g. slack lime

Synonym: slake

2. become less in amount or intensity

e.g. The storm abated
The rain let up after a few hours

Synonym: abatelet upslack offdie away

3. make less active or intense

Synonym: slakeabate

4. become slow or slower

e.g. Production slowed

Synonym: slowslow downslow upslacken

5. make less active or fast

e.g. He slackened his pace as he got tired
Don't relax your efforts now

Synonym: slackenslack uprelax

6. release tension on

e.g. slack the rope

7. be inattentive to, or neglect

e.g. He slacks his attention

8. avoid responsibilities and work, be idle

adj

1. lacking in rigor or strictness

e.g. such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
lax in attending classes
slack in maintaining discipline

Synonym: lax

2. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide

e.g. slack water

3. not tense or taut

e.g. the old man's skin hung loose and grey
slack and wrinkled skin
slack sails
a slack rope

Synonym: loose

1. 松弛的;没拉紧的
Something that is slack is loose and not firmly stretched or tightly in position.

e.g. The boy's jaw went slack.
男孩张大了嘴巴。

2. 萧条的;清淡的;不景气的
A slack period is one in which there is not much work or activity.

e.g. The workload can be evened out, instead of the shop having busy times and slack periods.
商其工作量可以平均开来，不像商店那样有时很忙，有时很闲。

3. 松懈的;懈怠的
Someone who is slack in their work does not do it properly.

e.g. Many publishers have simply become far too slack.
许多出版商就是变得过于懈怠了。

4. 疏忽;懈怠;松劲
If someone is slacking, they are not working as hard as they should.

slack

e.g. He had never let a foreman see him slacking.
他从未在哪个工头面前表现出丝毫懈怠。

5. 接手他人不再做的工作;补位提供
To take up the slack or pick up the slack means to do or provide something that another person or organization is no longer doing or providing.

e.g. As major airlines give up less-traveled routes, smaller planes are picking up the slack.
由于大型航空公司放弃了乘客较少的路线，一些较小的飞机正在加紧补位。

相关词组：slack off

1. 时差：总时差(Total Slack):在不延误项目完成日期的情况下,活动的开始(或结束)时间自其最早开始(或最早结束)时间起可以推迟的时间段. 总时差是一种数学计算,随着项目的进展和项目计划的改变,总时差也会改变. 总时差也称作浮动时间(Float)、时差(Slack)、总浮动时间(Total Float)或路径浮动时间(Path Float).

2. 松：松一松(Slack)条绳扯得太紧,我不好做动作!C:拉紧(Tension)我已经到顶啦,你先收紧绳子,我准备下来!C:多谢(Thank You)––我这条命交给你,真是辛苦你了!但大家不要以为同样标有UIAA的绳索性能相同. 性能差别很大,使用寿命差别也很大.

3. 松弛量：这种模式的检测效果取决于一个故障传输以及最终观测到的路径中的松弛量(slack). 如果微小物理缺陷(small physical defect)与其观测点相距过于松弛的话,就会无法观测到缺陷,因为,松弛量过大就会延长故障时间. 自动生成FTAS测试的方法之一,