lax

英 [læks]

美 [læks]

adj.  不严格的; 不严厉的; 马虎的; 松弛的; 松音的

IELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13744 / COCA.13008

牛津词典

adj.

• 不严格的；不严厉的；马虎的
  not strict, severe or careful enough about work, rules or standards of behaviour
  1. lax security/discipline
     不严格的保安措施 / 纪律
  2. a lax attitude to health and safety regulations
     对卫生与安全条例的马虎态度
• 松弛的；松音的
  produced with the muscles of the speech organs relaxed

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 松懈的；马虎的；不严格的
  If you say that a person's behaviour or a system islax, you mean they are not careful or strict about maintaining high standards.
  1. One of the problem areas is lax security for airport personnel...
     问题之一是对机场员工的安检措施马虎松懈。
  2. There have been allegations from survivors that safety standards had been lax...
     生还者一直指责安全标准执行不严。
  3. I was lax in my duties.
     我对本职工作马虎松懈。

英英释义

adj

• emptying easily or excessively
  1. loose bowels
  Synonym:loose
• lacking in rigor or strictness
  1. such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
  2. lax in attending classes
  3. slack in maintaining discipline
  Synonym:slack
• lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
  1. a lax rope
  2. a limp handshake
• pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

双语例句

• Legislation and supervising is a branch, because this is in our country law is lax.
  立法和监督都是一个部门，因此在我国法律不严。
• Our economic management is so lax that we can't confront farm subsidies or long-term budget deficits.
  我们的经济管理如此懈怠，以至于我们不能面对农业补贴或者长期的预算赤字。
• There have been allegations from survivors that safety standards had been lax
  生还者一直指责安全标准执行不严。
• The court discipline is lax.
  朝纲不振。
• I was lax in my duties.
  我对本职工作马虎松懈。
• He's too lax with his pupils.
  他对小学生管教太松。
• Miss early's always saying we're too lax in the terms we quote our buyers.
  厄尔利小姐说我们报给买方的条件太宽了。
• A common charge against transnational companies is that they flock to poor countries with lax environmental standards.
  跨国公司常受到的指控之一，就是他们蜂拥至贫穷而环境标准宽松的国家。
• A jury found the airline guilty of wilful misconduct because its lax security allowed a suitcase bomb on to the plane.
  航空公司安保措施漏洞百出，致使一颗放在手提箱里的炸弹被带上了飞机，陪审团因此认定其存在故意不当行为。
• Financial discipline is lax and economic order is somewhat in disarray.
  财经纪律松弛，经济运行秩序比较混乱；