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

• 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。
• I suddenly slackened the pace.
  我突然脚步缓了下来。
• According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.
  根据这项调查，世界贸易整体上也有所放慢。
• 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 pace of reform has slackened recently.
  最近改革的速度变慢了。
• Chinese demand for iron ore and coal – the key commodities for the dry bulk market – has slackened in recent weeks.
  中国对铁矿石和煤炭的需求在近几周里有所减少。铁矿石和煤炭是干散货市场的两种关键大宗商品。
• 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
• Her grip slackened on Arnold's arm
  她紧握着阿诺德的手松开了。
• But other goals of the quotas have not been successful: there has been little let-up in the environmental damage caused by rare earths mining and processing, and the pace at which they are mined has slackened little.
  但是配额制度的其他目标没有成功：稀土开采和加工所导致的环境破坏几乎没有任何改观，稀土开采的步伐也未放缓。
• 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。