the slack in sth
指绳子、绳索等松弛未拉紧的部分，也可说 a bit of slack。
There's too much slack in the rope.
绳子松得太多。
松弛部分；未拉紧的部分
slacks — plural of slack
下滑；衰退；铁路施工处的临时限速；小山谷；洼地；低洼处；凹陷；低凹处；静水；不流动的水面
the part of something, especially a rope, that hangs loose and is not pulled tight
松弛的部分
The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
因某处轨道维护或施工而实行的临时限速
A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
山谷或浅洼地；山脊上的凹陷或鞍部
A valley, or small, shallow dell; a sag or saddle in a ridge.
碎煤；煤屑
Small coal; coal dust.
煤筛时筛出的煤屑、煤尘和泥土混合物
dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
表面的凹陷
A dip in a surface.
沙丘系统中底部平坦的洼地,下有不透水层,地下水位近地表,植物丰富,柳属为典型木本植物
A flat-bottomed, hollow zone within a sand-dune system that has developed over impervious strata, sometimes due to erosion or blow-out of the dune system; its flat base level is therefore close to or at the permanent water-table level, and therefore has rich, marshy flora, with Salix species (willows) as typical woody colonisers.
性能或质量的明显下降
a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
浅谷或洼地；地形表面的凹陷,如山丘之间
In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
无水流或静止的水域
a stretch of water without current or movement
低洼的沼泽或水池,尤其是潮汐或间歇性注满和排空的
A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
病人给予客户的无条件倾听注意
Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
Take up the slack in the tent rope so the canvas doesn't flap in the wind.
把帐篷绳松弛的部分收紧，这样帆布就不会在风中拍打。
用法提示：slack 作名词，指绳子等未绷紧、松弛的部分。
AI contextual example
There's too much slack in the cable; pull it tighter before you secure it.
电缆太松了；固定之前把它拉紧一些。
用法提示：slack 用作名词，表示缆绳中多余松弛的余量。
AI contextual example
He adjusted the sail by pulling in the slack of the mainsheet.
他收紧主帆索的松弛部分来调整帆。
用法提示：the slack of... 表示某物的松弛部分，slack 为名词。
AI contextual example
指绳子、绳索等松弛未拉紧的部分，也可说 a bit of slack。
There's too much slack in the rope.
绳子松得太多。
多用于比喻义：补上空缺，接手别人留下的工作。
When two colleagues left, the rest of the team took up the slack.
两位同事离职后，团队其他成员补上了空缺。
表示让某物松弛一点，与 pull、tighten 意思相反。
Give the line some slack so the fish can swim away.
把鱼线放松一些，好让鱼能游开。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is too many slacks in the rope.
正确表达There is too much slack in the rope.
slack 表示“松弛的部分”时是不可数名词，没有复数形式 slacks，也不能用 many 修饰；不可数名词要用 much，动词用单数 is。
grammar · medium
易错句子You need to take up a slack in the rope before you climb.
正确表达You need to take up the slack in the rope before you climb.
不可数名词前不能用不定冠词 a/an；这里特指这根绳子上那一段多余的松弛部分，是确指，所以要用定冠词 the。
对某人宽容一些；给某人留有余地
The teacher cut us some slack and extended the deadline by two days.
老师对我们放宽了一点要求，把截止日期延后了两天。
收紧松弛的部分；拉紧
Take up the slack in the rope before you tie it to the post.
在把绳子系到柱子上之前，先把松弛的部分收紧。
接替他人未完成的工作；填补空缺
When a colleague went on leave, the rest of the team had to pick up the slack.
当一位同事休假时，团队其他人不得不接替他的工作。
对某人宽容一点；给某人一些自由或余地
Hey, cut me some slack — I'm doing my best.
嘿，给我点宽容——我已经尽力了。
接替工作；填补空缺
When she left, the rest of the team had to pick up the slack.
她离开后，团队其他人不得不接替她的工作。
拉紧松弛部分；补足缺口，减少浪费
We need to take up the slack in our schedule to meet the deadline.
我们需要填补日程中的空隙以赶上截止日期。
对我宽松一点吧。
The line is the chorus of the 2012 song "Cut Me Some Slack" by Paul McCartney and members of Nirvana. It means to stop being so strict or critical with someone.
这句歌词出自2012年保罗·麦卡特尼与涅槃乐队成员合作的歌曲《Cut Me Some Slack》，意思是别再对某人那么严格或苛刻。
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