slacken off

• 动词短语，表示使速度减慢、强度减弱或活动减少；也可指放松努力或放松紧绷的状态。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of becoming slower, less intense, or less active; to reduce effort or speed.

不可数 · 不及物 · 短语动词，不带宾语

1. Reduce effort or speedinformal

   To become slower, less active, or less intense.

   放松努力

   • The rain began to slacken off in the afternoon.
   • He started to slacken off at work after his promotion.
   • The team's performance slackened off towards the end of the season.

   同义词abateease uplet upmoderaterelaxslow down

   反义词accelerateexpeditehastenhurryintensifyquickenspeed

2. Become less tightformal

   To become looser or less taut.

   放松

   • The rope slackened off as the load was removed.
   • Make sure the belt doesn't slacken off while you're climbing.
   • The tension in the wire slackened off after the adjustment.

   同义词easeloosenrelaxslack

   反义词stiffentautentighten

基本动词slacken