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

• 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 depression slackened off and prosperity was returning.
  萧条逐渐缓和，正在恢复繁荣。
• 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；
• 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。
• Concerns that Asian economies will be hit hard by global recession have been fuelled by a sharp fall in exports as demand has slackened in the US and Europe.
  美国和欧洲需求减弱导致的出口大幅下降，加重了人们对全球衰退将给亚洲经济体带来重创的担忧。
• He trotted along awhile; then slackened his pace, fearing he was gaining too fast; moved on a piece, then stopped altogether; listened; no sound;
  他小跑一阵，担心跑得太快；然后又放慢脚步，他向前走了一段路后，就停下来，听一听，没声音；
• I suddenly slackened the pace.
  我突然脚步缓了下来。
• Machinery slackened; throbbing feebly like a fainting pulse; stopped.
  机器慢下来了；震动得象微弱的脉搏那样无力；最后停止了。
• The train, meanwhile, had scarcely slackened speed.
  但这列火车从不放慢速度。
• While many countries have slackened control over their telecom markets, china, not following suit, has intensified macrocontrol and correct guidance over the development of the industry in accordance with the country's actual conditions and the law governing the industry's development.
  在许多国家放松电信市场管制的时候，中国也没有跟风，而是从本国实际和行业规律出发，坚持加强管制思路，加强对行业发展的宏观调控与正确引导。