Slacken up the tent ropes before it rains. 下雨之前放松帐篷的绳索。
Slacken off those ropes there, there is a storm coming. 放松绳子，来风暴了。
The bonds of traditional family life began to slacken. 传统的家庭生活的纽带开始松弛。
Barwyck has seen them, when excited, fail to draw the arro to the head, and shoot wildly without aim, in order to let off as many shafts per minute as possible. 假如说坏的天气对火绳枪有影响，但是它对长弓的影响也不低，下雨使到弓弦松弛，而且箭羽也会脱落。
She lowered the flame and the boiling eased off. 她把火力减弱，烧煮的东西滚得不那么厉害了。
The force of his fall was taken off by the bedding. 草垫的缓冲作用减弱了他下跌的力量。
