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

• The Occupy Wall Street protests have shown no sign of slacking off.
  占领华尔街抗议显示并没有退却的迹象。
• He's gone from success to success in his movie career, and there's no sign of him slacking off.
  他在电影事业上佳作不断，丝毫没有懈怠的迹象。
• 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。
• If you find yourself slacking from time to time, then you need a good motivation boost.
  如果你发现自己一直很松懈的话，就需要有一个好的动力来爆发一下了。
• You are in a high energy, get it all done, mood and you'll have little patience with those who are slacking off.
  你现在精力充沛，建议把所有事情都做完，你对懒散的人没有耐心。
• 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。
• If slacking off is an accepted and unwritten practice among colleagues, young professionals should think of changing – not themselves – but jobs.
  如果说，松懈是同事们的一种公认的不成文的惯例，那么年轻的白领们应考虑换个工作而不是改变自己。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。