slack rope
collocation松弛的绳索
He pulled the slack rope tight before mooring the boat.
他在停船前把松弛的绳子拉紧了。
松弛的；不紧的；松的
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松弛的；不紧的；松的
Loose; not tight or firmly fixed.
A slack rope won't keep the boat tied to the dock.
松弛的绳子无法把船稳当地系在码头上。
松弛的；不紧的
Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
弱的；不牢固的
Weak; not holding fast.
适度的
Moderate in some capacity.
缺乏勤奋或关心；不认真或不热心
Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
The cable went slack after the anchor moved.
锚移动后，缆绳松了下来。
The waistband of these trousers is slack, so I need to wear a belt.
这条裤子的裤腰有点松，所以我需要系皮带。
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松弛的绳索
He pulled the slack rope tight before mooring the boat.
他在停船前把松弛的绳子拉紧了。
淡季；萧条期
Many shops close during the slack season.
许多商店在淡季关门。
需求疲软；需求量不足
The factory reduced production because of slack demand.
由于需求疲软，工厂减少了产量。
懈怠的态度
Her slack attitude toward homework worried the teacher.
她对作业懈怠的态度让老师担心。
松弛的肌肉
After months in bed, his slack muscles ached at the slightest exercise.
卧床几个月后，他松弛的肌肉稍微一活动就酸痛。
对某人宽容；放某人一马
He's new here, so cut him some slack.
他是新来的，所以对他宽容点吧。
承担额外工作；弥补不足
If she leaves, we'll have to pick up the slack.
如果她走了，我们就得承担起她留下的工作。
偷懒；松懈
Don't slack off just because the boss isn't watching.
别因为老板没看着就偷懒。
主并不耽延他的应许（彼得后书3:9）。
The student was slack in doing his homework, so his grades began to drop.
那个学生做作业很懈怠，所以成绩开始下滑。
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slack 拆成 s + lack，缺少(lack)绷紧的劲，所以人松懈、绳子松弛。
语域：mixed 常见场景：physical tautness (rope, wire)、business/economy (sales, demand)、work attitude (lazy, negligent) 形容词 slack 的语域随义项而变化：描述“松弛、不紧”（如绳索）或“不景气”（如生意清淡）时比较中性，正式与非正式场合都常见；指人“懒散、懈怠”时多用于口语或非正式语境。具体正式程度需看搭配，没有一种固定语域，故标注为 mixed。
All six words end in /-æk/ and genuinely rhyme with slack. They share the spelling chunk -ack. Be careful with similar-looking words that do not rhyme: slake /sleɪk/ (long a) and slick /slɪk/ (short i).
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