slacken

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag. intransitive
    — The pace slackened.
  2. To make slack, less taut, or less intense. transitive
    — slacken the rope
  3. To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake.
    — to slacken lime

词形变化

slackens present,singular,third-person slackening participle,present slackened participle,past slackened past

词汇关系

衍生词
slackener slacken off unslackened unslackening
相关词
slack slacker

词源

From Middle English slakenen, equivalent to slack + -en.
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