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

• But other goals of the quotas have not been successful: there has been little let-up in the environmental damage caused by rare earths mining and processing, and the pace at which they are mined has slackened little.
  但是配额制度的其他目标没有成功：稀土开采和加工所导致的环境破坏几乎没有任何改观，稀土开采的步伐也未放缓。
• Her grip slackened on Arnold's arm
  她紧握着阿诺德的手松开了。
• The runners slackened their pace.
  跑者放慢了脚步。
• The wind has slackened off now.
  现在风势已经减弱。
• The train slackened speed as we approached the station.
  当我们快到车站时，火车减慢了速度。
• Machinery slackened; throbbing feebly like a fainting pulse; stopped.
  机器慢下来了；震动得象微弱的脉搏那样无力；最后停止了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The depression slackened off and prosperity was returning.
  萧条逐渐缓和，正在恢复繁荣。