Slacken
[ 'slækən ]
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vt.& vi. （使）放慢;（使）放松、松懈、松弛;（使）减弱;
📝 例句
slacken (off) a rope
把绳子放松
The demand for coal begins to slacken off in the spring.
煤的需求在春天开始减少。
The demand for coal begins to slacken off in the spring.
煤的需求在春天开始减少。
slacken (up) speed for a curve
为了转弯而减速
This is the time to push rather than to slacken our efforts.
今后更应向前推进一步，决不能松懈我们的努力。
🌱 联想助记
源自 languish 衰弱，无力，凋萎；s + lack，缺少活力，劲头，力量，能量，注意；
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
slacken
v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become slack （使）松弛
The rope slackened. 绳子松了.
slacken the reins 放松缰绳
slacken one's grip 松手.
2 [I, Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (off/up) (cause sth to) become slower, less active, etc （使某事物）放慢, 迟缓
The ship's speed slackened. 船速减慢了.
After hours of digging, we began to slacken up a little. 我们挖了数小时後, 速度慢了下来.
Slacken (off) your speed as you approach the village. 接近村庄时要放慢速度.
🔁 扩展释义
*['slækәn]vt. 使松弛, 放松, 放慢vi. 变松弛, 减弱, 松劲【机】 松弛
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He took off the first shoe and threw it on the floor.
他脱下第一只鞋子，把它丢在地板上。
That machine joins these different pieces of metal together.
那台机器把这些不同的金属片焊接起来。
Of course, the answer is Chinese.
回答当然是汉语。