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小词详解 | lax
lax 英 [læks] 美 [læks]
In 1965 Ralph Nader published “Unsafe at Any Speed”, a bestselling book that exposed and excoriated the industry’s lax attitude.
1965年,拉尔夫·纳德出版了《任何速度都不安全》,这本畅销书揭示并痛斥了汽车制造业的懒散态度。
——《经济学人》Republicans sharply criticized President Obama for what they called a lax response.
共和党人称奥巴马总统应对不力,对其进行了猛烈的抨击。
——《纽约时报》
[形容词] 不够严格的、严厉的或仔细的
那匹马用一根松弛的绳子拴在柱子上。
The horse was tethered to a post with a lax rope.患者描述为神经紧张,易怒,皮肤干燥,面色苍白,肌肉松弛。
The patient is described as nervous, irritable, with dry skin, pale face, lax muscles.
我们对管理制度作了彻底改进,但由于态度马虎,经营业绩并不比从前好。
We revamped the management system, but the business is doing no better than it was before due to lax attitudes.这一事故在当地报纸上只有小篇幅报道。但生还者一再指控安全标准执行不严。
The accident merited only a small paragraph in the local paper. But there have been repeated allegations from survivors that safety standards had been lax.
I am an old man, and shamed. He should never have gotten close enough to seize you. I was lax. I did not know him without his beard and hair.
我老不中用,实在羞愧,不该让他有机会靠近您的。都是我的过失,少了胡子和头发,居然没认出他来。
slack: having or showing laziness or negligence slipshod: (typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization negligent: failing to take proper care in doing something