slacking

英 [ˈslækɪŋ]

美 [ˈslækɪŋ]

v.  懈怠; 怠惰; 偷懒
slack的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 松弛的;没拉紧的
  Something that isslackis loose and not firmly stretched or tightly in position.
  1. The boy's jaw went slack.
     男孩张大了嘴巴。
• ADJ-GRADED 萧条的;清淡的;不景气的
  Aslackperiod is one in which there is not much work or activity.
  1. The workload can be evened out, instead of the shop having busy times and slack periods.
     商其工作量可以平均开来，不像商店那样有时很忙，有时很闲。
• ADJ-GRADED 松懈的;懈怠的
  Someone who isslackin their work does not do it properly.
  1. Many publishers have simply become far too slack.
     许多出版商就是变得过于懈怠了。
• VERB 疏忽;懈怠;松劲
  If someoneis slacking, they are not working as hard as they should.
  1. He had never let a foreman see him slacking.
     他从未在哪个工头面前表现出丝毫懈怠。
  2. Slack offmeans the same asslack.
     slack off 同 slack
  3. If someone slacks off, Bill comes down hard.
     如果有人怠工，比尔就会严厉地加以斥责。
• PHRASE 接手他人不再做的工作;补位提供
  Totake up the slackorpick up the slackmeans to do or provide something that another person or organization is no longer doing or providing.
  1. As major airlines give up less-traveled routes, smaller planes are picking up the slack.
     由于大型航空公司放弃了乘客较少的路线，一些较小的飞机正在加紧补位。

英英释义

noun

• the evasion of work or duty
  Synonym:shirkingsoldieringgoofing offgoldbricking

双语例句

• Back on the subject of civil servants, he has threatened those who do not turn up for work on time and has even sent spies to golf courses to ensure that public servants are not slacking off.
  回到公务员的问题上，他威胁那些上班时不按时出现的公务员，他甚至派间谍到高尔夫球场以防公务员偷懒。
• I didn't need close supervision and the boss never had to worry about me slacking off.
  我不需要人监督，我老板也不用因此而担心我会工作松懈。
• Take a web break: Don't think of catching up on celebrity news or watching kitty videos at work as slacking.
  上网休息一下：别以为上网看名人新闻或是看小猫视频就是在偷懒。
• There is little sign that the FDA has been slacking on the issue of Avandia.
  没有什么迹象显示，FDA在文迪雅问题上工作懈怠。
• Mr Goss says he and Mr Fitzgerald were not slacking, however: I admit it was a lot easier to talk business than babies – but I'd like to say I was as helpful as any man can be during the birth.
  但戈斯说，他和菲茨杰拉德并未懈怠：我承认谈论业务要比谈论婴儿容易得多。但我想说，我在分娩过程中提供的帮助不会输给其他任何男人。
• Rulers hate the notion that someone somewhere might be slacking.
  一想到有某人在某处游手好闲，统治者就会不高兴。
• One manifestation of bureaucracy is slacking at work due to indifference or perfunctoriness.
  官僚主义的表现，一种是不理不睬或敷衍塞责的怠工现象。
• The rain was slacking and we were moving along.
  雨稀松下来，而我们又走动了。
• While some might fear that his students would cut corners, Dr. Azzam said: I am working with medical students professionals in training who are highly motivated. I'm not worried about them slacking.
  至于有些人担心他的学生可能会偷工减料，阿扎姆医生表示：我的授课对象都是医科学生，他们是接受培训的专业人士，目标明晰动力十足，我才不会担心他们偷懒。
• Barry was always a solid B student, but by his senior year, he was slacking off in his schoolwork in favor of basketball, beach time, and parties.
  巴里的成绩一直居于中等水平，但是高中时期，他在功课方面就有些松懈了，因为他喜欢上了篮球，去海滩冲浪，参加聚会。