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

• The train, meanwhile, had scarcely slackened speed.
  但这列火车从不放慢速度。
• 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。
• 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 UBS said the pace of net outflows had slackened in recent months, and January had been positive.
  但瑞银表示，最近几个月，净流出速度已放缓，1月达到净流入。
• The wind has slackened off now.
  现在风势已经减弱。
• The pace of reform has slackened recently.
  最近改革的速度变慢了。
• If we slackened off our pressure in italy, they would go back again.
  如果我们在意大利放松对德国施加压力，他们又会被调回。
• Some slackened their vigilance over the enemy's so-called total warfare and espionage;
  有的人对敌人的所谓总体战和特务活动丧失警惕；
• I suddenly slackened the pace.
  我突然脚步缓了下来。
• 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。