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slackened

/slak-uhn/US // ˈslæk ən //UK // (ˈslækən) //

松懈了,松弛了,松弛了下来,松弛

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Definitions

  1. 1
    • : to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.
    • : to make or become looser or less taut.

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Examples

  • Breezes change direction to come from the west and slowly slacken.

  • Westerly winds slowly slacken somewhat, but early gusts around 25 mph are still possible.

  • Normally, demand slackens the week of Christmas through the first couple weeks of the new year in what is traditionally the cheapest time of year to advertise on TV.

  • Presently Kari's walk slackened into a slow pace, and we felt quite sure that he was dozing.

  • After he had pulled the barge about two hundred yards he stopped; the rope slackened and then the current pulled against us.

  • She went slowly on; the man slackened his pace and fell behind so that he could still keep her in sight.

  • And presently I saw that our consort, the Dane, had slackened her speed, so that there was a mile of water between us astern.

  • He walked quickly until he came to the Rue St. Honoré, when his pace slackened a little and he grew more thoughtful.