The company has been lax in carrying out its duties.
公司没有严格履行义务。
lax security
松懈的保安措施
—laxity (also laxness) noun [uncountableU]
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lax• I think the school has been too lax about bad behaviour in the past.• The weakness in her legs made her go lax in Adrienne's arms.• The reportcriticizes the laxsecurity at many prisons.• lax security for the building
lax in (doing) something• Isn't he rather lax in calling for social change?• During the war years, with more pressing problems to deal with, officialdom was comparatively lax inmatterscultural.• Local authorities have been notoriously lax inprojectingaims and policies and facing up to weaknesses.• Forest Service officials have been notoriously lax inpursuing forest clear cutting elsewhere.• Witch-hunters who became lax in their duties were themselves held to account.
lax ♦︎ sloppy ♦︎ shoddy ♦︎ carelessThese words all describe work or standards of behaviour that show a lack of care, thought or effort.这些词均表示工作马虎的、行为随便的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sloppy / shoddy work■lax (disapproving) not strict or careful enough about work, rules or standards of behaviour马虎的;不仔细的;不严格的◆The incident has exposed the extremely lax security of the country's banks.这起事件暴露出该国银行安保措施极不严密。◆The inspectors reported a lax attitude to health and safety regulations.检察员通报了对卫生及安全条例的马虎态度。ⓘ Typical collocates of lax are attitude, control, discipline, controls, enforcement, security and standards. * lax的常见搭配词有attitude、control、discipline、controls、enforcement、security和standards。▸laxity
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[uncountable] (formal) ◆the moral laxity of today's society当今社会的道德失范■sloppy (ratherinformal, usuallydisapproving) showing a lack of care, thought or effort马虎的;凌乱的;草率的◆I'm usually a bit of a sloppy dresser at weekends.我周末通常衣着有点随便。◆Regional accents are great; sloppy speech is not.乡音悦耳,滥言难忍。◆Your work is sloppy.你的活干得太马虎。ⓘ Sloppy is used to talk about people's clothes or the way they dress * sloppy可形容人的衣服或穿着打扮◆sloppy clothes宽松的衣服◆a sloppy shirt / sweater / dresser宽大松垮的衬衫/毛衣;穿着随便的人the way people think and work也可形容人的思想和工作方式◆sloppy work / thinking懈怠的工作;散漫的思想and the way people express themselves.还可形容人的自我表达◆sloppy language / terminology不地道的语言/术语Sloppy habits might involve leaving clothes lying on the floor, or not putting the top back on a toothpaste tube. * sloppy habits指散漫的生活习惯,如把衣服随意丢在地上,或挤完牙膏后不盖上盖子等。■shoddy (disapproving) (of goods or work) made or done badly and showing a lack of care(商品或工作)做工粗糙的,粗制滥造的,劣质的◆I always complain about bad service or shoddy goods.我总是抱怨服务不周或商品低劣。◆He was accused of shoddy workmanship.有人指责他做工粗糙。ⓘ Shoddy typically describes goods, workmanship, work and service. * shoddy通常用于描述goods、workmanship、work和service。■careless (disapproving) resulting from a lack of attention, care and thought粗心造成的;疏忽引起的◆You've made rather a lot of careless mistakes in your work.你工作中出了相当多的疏忽错误。OPPcareful ⇨ detailed