slackened

英 [ˈslækənd]

美 [ˈslækənd]

v.  (使)放慢，减缓，萧条; (使)变得松弛
slacken的过去分词和过去式

过去式：slackened　

COCA.45747

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)放慢;(使)减弱;(使)变缓和
  If somethingslackensor if youslackenit, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
  1. Inflationary pressures continued to slacken last month...
     上个月，通货膨胀的压力继续减小。
  2. 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。
• V-ERG (使)松开;(使)放松
  If your grip or a part of your bodyslackensor if youslackenyour grip, it becomes looser or more relaxed.
  1. Her grip slackened on Arnold's arm...
     她紧握着阿诺德的手松开了。
  2. Muscles stretch, slacken and relax during childbirth.
     生孩子的时候，肌肉会拉抻、放松，然后松弛下来。

双语例句

• According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.
  根据这项调查，世界贸易整体上也有所放慢。
• But it slackened off noticeably in the months before the games and continued to ease off until the Olympics were over.
  但是，在奥运会开幕前的数月中，这种残害行动明显放缓，直至奥运会结束前都是如此。
• The pace of reform has slackened recently.
  最近改革的速度变慢了。
• His cough had slackened, but his nose was still running.
  他的咳嗽减弱了，但还在流鼻涕。
• Concerns that Asian economies will be hit hard by global recession have been fuelled by a sharp fall in exports as demand has slackened in the US and Europe.
  美国和欧洲需求减弱导致的出口大幅下降，加重了人们对全球衰退将给亚洲经济体带来重创的担忧。
• Once in the forest he slackened his pace, and began a careful examination of all the trees, advancing, step by step, as though seeking and following a mysterious road known to himself alone.
  走进树林后他放慢了脚步，开始仔细察看每一棵树，一步一步往前走，好象是在边走边找一条只有他知道的秘密路。
• While many countries have slackened control over their telecom markets, china, not following suit, has intensified macrocontrol and correct guidance over the development of the industry in accordance with the country's actual conditions and the law governing the industry's development.
  在许多国家放松电信市场管制的时候，中国也没有跟风，而是从本国实际和行业规律出发，坚持加强管制思路，加强对行业发展的宏观调控与正确引导。
• Chinese demand for iron ore and coal – the key commodities for the dry bulk market – has slackened in recent weeks.
  中国对铁矿石和煤炭的需求在近几周里有所减少。铁矿石和煤炭是干散货市场的两种关键大宗商品。
• While pursuing the policy of expanding domestic demand, we have never slackened our drive to increase exports.
  这几年，在坚持扩大内需方针的同时，丝毫没有放松扩大出口的努力。
• I wanted to tell you, and I snatched a minute when things had slackened up a bit.
  我想告诉你，我趁情况稍微轻松一点就抓紧这点时间来找你。