Slack

(noun.) a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; 'he took up the slack'.

(noun.) the quality of being loose (not taut); 'he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope'.

(noun.) a stretch of water without current or movement; 'suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless'.

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

(verb.) cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; 'slack lime'.

(verb.) make less active or fast; 'He slackened his pace as he got tired'; 'Don't relax your efforts now'.

(verb.) release tension on; 'slack the rope'.

(verb.) be inattentive to, or neglect; 'He slacks his attention'.

(verb.) avoid responsibilities and work, be idle.

(adj.) flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; 'slack water' .

录入:罗兰

• He had a rather heavy, slack, broken beauty, white and firm. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• I'm slack just now. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• So slack and dead! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• But this is no slack philosophy, for the chance is denied by which we can lie back upon the perfection of some mechanical contrivance. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• This is true when the attention is slack, and effort has lost its direction. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• The rain was slacking and we were moving along. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• So mich louder mun we shout out then, for so much slacker will t' Parliament-men be to set on to a tough job. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I was going to say that my practice could get along very well for a day or two, since it is the slackest time in the year. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• After a time the rope slacked, and a gentle vibration stealing up it showed that Gurt had landed safely. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.

校对:赛克