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

• His cough had slackened, but his nose was still running.
  他的咳嗽减弱了，但还在流鼻涕。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But of course we must not let down our guard against the handful of counter-revolutionaries who still exist in our country. some slackened their vigilance over the enemy's so-called total warfare and espionage;
  我们的国家还有极少数的反革命分子，当然不能对他们丧失警惕。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。
• The train, meanwhile, had scarcely slackened speed.
  但这列火车从不放慢速度。
• 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。
• The runners slackened their pace.
  跑者放慢了脚步。