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

• Her grip slackened on Arnold's arm
  她紧握着阿诺德的手松开了。
• 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 pace of reform has slackened recently.
  最近改革的速度变慢了。
• The depression slackened off and prosperity was returning.
  萧条逐渐缓和，正在恢复繁荣。
• The wind has slackened off now.
  现在风势已经减弱。
• 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。
• 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
• The train slackened speed as we approached the station.
  当我们快到车站时，火车减慢了速度。
• Once in the forest he slackened his pace, and began a careful examination of all the trees, advancing, step by step, as though seeking and following a mysterious road known to himself alone.
  走进树林后他放慢了脚步，开始仔细察看每一棵树，一步一步往前走，好象是在边走边找一条只有他知道的秘密路。
• 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。