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slack

/ˈslæk/

US UK

adjective

not stretched or held in a tight position :loose

slack rope

His broken arm hung slack at his side.

The rope suddenly went slack.

Her jaw went slack [=fell open] in amazement.

not busy :lacking the expected or desired activity

The fall is our slack [=slow] season.

a slack market

doing something poorly because you are not putting enough care or effort into it

I've been a little slack [=careless] about taking my medication lately.

done poorly and carelessly

He accused the government of slack supervision of nuclear technology.

noun

plural slacks

[noncount] :the part of a rope, chain, etc., that hangs loosely

Take in/up the slack of the rope. - sometimes used figuratively to describe a part of something that is available but not used

We left some slack in the budget so that we can hire more people if we have to.

slacks [plural] chiefly US :pants or trousers

He was wearing a white shirt and (a pair of) cotton slacks.

She wore dress slacks and a nice blouse.

give/cut (someone) some slack

informal :to treat (someone) in a less harsh or critical way

Would you give/cut me some slack? I'm doing the best I can.

pick/take up the slack

to provide or do something that is missing or not getting done

When he didn't get the pay raise he was expecting, he had to take another job to pick up the slack. [=to make up for the money he was not making]

The manager has to take up the slack when employees don't do their jobs correctly.

verb

slacks; slacked; slacking

[no obj] :to give little or no effort or attention to work

They need to stop slacking and get down to work.

slack off

[phrasal verb]

to do something with less effort or energy than you did it with before

I was exercising regularly last summer, but I've been slacking off recently.

to become less active, forceful, etc.

Their business has been slacking off in recent months.

* Các từ tương tự:
slacken, slacker