slackening

英 [ˈslækənɪŋ]

美 [ˈslækənɪŋ]

v.  (使)放慢，减缓，萧条; (使)变得松弛
slacken的现在分词

现在分词：slackening　

BNC.33473 / COCA.37934

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。

英英释义

noun

• an occurrence of control or strength weakening
  1. the relaxation of requirements
  2. the loosening of his grip
  3. the slackening of the wind
  Synonym:relaxationloosening

双语例句

• In the second half of last year there was a slackening in class struggle, a slackening that was brought about deliberately.
  去年下半年，阶级斗争有过缓和，那是有意识地要缓和一下。
• If he detected any slackening off effort Monnet would mobilize his army of powerful friends.
  如果发现了懒散怠隋，莫内就会动员他的大批强大朋友。
• Last year we scored such a big victory that the capitalists beat drums and struck gongs to show their allegiance; if we hadn't allowed a slackening, we would have found it hard to justify ourselves, as there was no adequate excuse.
  去年，我们取得那么大的胜利，人家服服帖帖，敲锣打鼓，你不缓和一下，那个时候难得说，理由不充分。
• He said nothing and went on without slackening pace.
  他接着说，毫无松懈步伐。
• Whether the improvements are due to improved supply or slackening demand is a matter of speculation.
  究竟这是由于供应改善，还是需求减弱，都只能是猜测。
• American industrial companies are preparing for a possible slide back into recession with plans to make job cuts and other cost savings, even though they have yet to see any slackening of demand due to recent financial and political turmoil in the US.
  美国工业企业正拿出裁员和其它节约成本的计划，为经济可能重新步入衰退而进行准备&尽管它们尚未发现需求因美国最近的金融和政治乱局，而显露出任何疲软之势。
• Any slackening in the pace of earnings growth could also unsettle equity markets as corporate profits have been one of the key drivers behind the prolonged resilience of US stocks.
  与此同时，只要利润增长放缓，证券市场也会出现动荡，因为公司利润是美国股市长期上扬的重要驱动力之一。
• It is a curious sign of the times that in both London and Beijing a parallel preoccupation of business people is how much pressure the respective governments will exert on the banks they own to boost lending in the face of slackening growth.
  最近有一种令人好奇的趋势：伦敦和北京的商界人士都同样关注，面对增长不断放缓的局面，各自国家的政府会对它们所拥有的银行施加多大压力，以增加贷款发放。
• Can you give me a guarantee that in your future work there'll be no mistakes, no slackening?
  你能不能担保你们以后工作不至于犯错，不至于怠工？
• He just felt a faint slackening of the pressure of the line and be commenced to pull on it gently with his right hand.
  他仅仅感觉到钓索上的拉力微微减少了一些，就开始用右手轻轻朝里拉。