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slacks
松弛部分;未拉紧的部分
slacks is the plural of slack.
核心释义
the part of something, especially a rope, that hangs loose and is not pulled tight
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松弛的部分
The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
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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.
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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.
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碎煤;煤屑
Small coal; coal dust.
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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
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表面的凹陷
A dip in a surface.
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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.
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性能或质量的明显下降
a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
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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.
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无水流或静止的水域
a stretch of water without current or movement
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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.
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病人给予客户的无条件倾听注意
Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
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
用法In use
Take up the slack in the tent rope so the canvas doesn't flap in the wind.
用法提示:slack 作名词,指绳子等未绷紧、松弛的部分。
There's too much slack in the cable; pull it tighter before you secure it.
用法提示:slack 用作名词,表示缆绳中多余松弛的余量。
He adjusted the sail by pulling in the slack of the mainsheet.
用法提示:the slack of... 表示某物的松弛部分,slack 为名词。
a gradual slack in output
suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cut somebody some slack
- 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。
- take up the slack
- 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。
- pick up the slack
- 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。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- cut someone some slack
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
绳子没绷紧、松松垂下的部分就是 slack;想象字母 S 像松弛下垂的绳弯。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常谈论绳子、布料等未绷紧的部分、铁路施工或维护中的临时限速、地质、煤矿等专业描述 slack 作名词时最常用的‘松弛部分’义项在日常生活和一般书面语中都比较常见;铁路限速、地理洼地、煤屑等义项则多用于相应专业场合。选择时通常需根据语境判断。
语法说明Grammar Note
煤屑义项不可数;衰退或静水区义项可数
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 slack /slæk/ 押韵,重读元音及后续辅音均为 /æk/。注意 slake /sleɪk/ 和 sleek /sliːk/ 形近但发音不同,不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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