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 plane slackened speed as it approached the airport.
  飞机接近机场时放慢了速度。
• 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。
• 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。
• His cough had slackened, but his nose was still running.
  他的咳嗽减弱了，但还在流鼻涕。
• 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。
• The train slackened speed as we approached the station.
  当我们快到车站时，火车减慢了速度。
• The rope holding the tree in place was slackened off as the tree was now well rooted.
  由于树木现在已经牢牢扎根，拉扯树木的绳索松下来了。
• Her grip slackened on Arnold's arm
  她紧握着阿诺德的手松开了。
• 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。
• I suddenly slackened the pace. with a measured tread
  我突然脚步缓了下来。以缓慢而匀称的步伐