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slack-jawed

/slak-jawd/US // ˈslækˈdʒɔd //

懒洋洋的,懒洋洋,张口结舌,懒洋洋地

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.

Examples

  • Our squadron doctor was lean, well muscled, square jawed and blond.

  • He knew I was a Chicago guy, and he cut me absolutely no slack.

  • To the contrary: since the 2011 ouster of Gaddafi, the world has cut Libya a lot of slack.

  • Square-jawed and muscular—in snapshots he looks like Channing Tatum in camo—Gibbs seemed to fit the mold of the ideal soldier.

  • Still, a tight-jawed smile, wild eyes and a southern California drawl remind me of Matthew McConaughey.

  • We—or rather Raglin and one or two others—jawed for an hour; but the wretches never yielded an inch.

  • I wonder if that square-jawed devil has got a glimpse of us and is trying a lone-handed stalk himself?

  • An amount of slack in the chain caused the balls to knock on passing this roller before entering the pump bottom.

  • I went into the dugout indescribably slack; hardly energy to struggle against the heat and the myriads of flies.

  • Lost Sister had fashioned a rude litter out of rawhide and two saplings, slack between the poles so the girl could not roll out.