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slacken

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slack·en /ˈslækən/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] written  
1 (also slacken off)LESS to gradually become slower, weaker, less active etc, or to make something do this (使)减慢;(使)变弱;(使)放松
 The heavy rain showed no signs of slackening off.
大雨没有减弱的迹象。
slacken your pace/speed (=go or walk more slowly) 放慢脚步/速度
 Guy slackened his pace as he approached the gate.
盖伊快到大门时放慢了脚步。
2 LOOSEto make something looser, or to become looser (使)松弛,(使)变松 OPP tighten
 He did not let her go, but his grip on her slackened.
他不让她走,但抓着她的手却放松了。
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From Longman Business Dictionary
slackenslack·en /ˈslækən/ (also slacken off) verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]
to gradually become weaker or less active, or to make something do this
As business slackens, accounting firms are reducing their professional staffs and shaking up office leadership.
Industrialdemand hasslackened off because of the worldwide economic slowdown.
The ending of a special tax incentive is widely expected toslacken the pace of new car purchases.
slackening noun [uncountableU]
The price cuts may help exporters get through the usual seasonalslackening of oildemand in the second quarter.
slack·en verb
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