slacken

英 [ˈslæk.ən]      美 [ˈslæk.ən]
  • vi. 松劲,懈怠;变松弛;变缓慢
  • vt. 使缓慢;使松弛
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slacken 使松驰,使松散,放慢,减缓,萧条

slack,松懈的,-en,使。引申诸相关词义。

slacken (v.)
early 15c., from slack (adj.) + -en (1). Related: Slackened; slackening.
1. The Conservative government will not slacken the pace of radical reform.
保守党政府不会放慢激进改革的步伐。
2. Inflationary pressures continued to slacken last month.
上个月,通货膨胀的压力继续减小。
3. Muscles stretch, slacken and relax during child-birth.
生孩子的时候,肌肉会拉抻、放松,然后松弛下来。
4. We've been really busy, but things are starting to slacken off now.
近来我们的确很忙,不过现在情况开始有所缓解了。
5. We've been really busy, but things are starting to slacken off now.
我们忙极了, 不过现在事情开始减少了.