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

• Some slackened their vigilance over the enemy's so-called total warfare and espionage;
  有的人对敌人的所谓总体战和特务活动丧失警惕；
• 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。
• Industrial demand has slackened to the point that steel in some Chinese markets is as cheap as cabbages.
  工业需求极度疲软，以至于在中国部分市场上，钢铁已经卖到了白菜价。
• The rope holding the tree in place was slackened off as the tree was now well rooted.
  由于树木现在已经牢牢扎根，拉扯树木的绳索松下来了。
• I suddenly slackened the pace.
  我突然脚步缓了下来。
• His hold slackened, and she pulled free.
  他抓得松了点，她于是挣脱开了。
• I suddenly slackened the pace. with a measured tread
  我突然脚步缓了下来。以缓慢而匀称的步伐
• The runners slackened their pace.
  跑者放慢了脚步。
• The depression slackened off and prosperity was returning.
  萧条逐渐缓和，正在恢复繁荣。
• 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。