slack

サボる、怠ける

必要なほど一生懸命に働かず、仕事を避ける。

やさしい英語で： To work less hard than you should or avoid doing your work.

• Stop slacking and finish your work.
• She slacked off all afternoon.
• Have you been slacking on your homework?

使い方： slack off (Don't slack off just because the boss is away.); slack on something (He has been slacking on his homework.)

類義語： slack off, shirk

よく使う表現： slack off, slack at work, slack on homework

消化する

石灰のように、水との化学反応で崩れたり硬さを失ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To break down or lose firmness through a chemical reaction with water, as lime does.

• The lime began to slack.
• The solid slacked when water reached it.
• Quicklime gives off heat as it slacks.

類義語： slake

よく使う表現： lime will slack, begin to slack

たるみ

ロープやケーブルなどの、ぴんと張っていない緩んだ部分。

やさしい英語で： The loose part of a rope, cable, or similar thing that is not pulled tight.

• Pull the rope to remove the slack.
• Leave some slack in the cable.
• He took up the slack before lifting the load.

使い方： slack in something (There is too much slack in the cable.)

類義語： looseness

反対語： tension

よく使う表現： take up slack, slack in something, leave some slack

緩んだ、たるんだ

ぴんと張らず、緩んでいる。

やさしい英語で： Loose rather than pulled tight.

• The rope is slack.
• The cable went slack when he let go.
• Tighten any slack lines before sailing.

類義語： loose

反対語： tight, taut

よく使う表現： slack rope, go slack, slack cable

力の弱い、弱々しい

力が弱く、物をしっかりつかめない。

やさしい英語で： Weak and unable to hold something firmly.

• His grip was slack.
• The cup slipped from her slack hand.
• He kept a slack hold on the reins.

類義語： weak, feeble

反対語： firm, strong

よく使う表現： slack grip, slack hand, slack hold

やや温かい

特にオーブンについて、あまり熱くなく、やや温かい。

やさしい英語で： Only fairly warm, especially when describing an oven.

• Leave the dish in a slack oven.
• The bread baked slowly in the slack oven.
• The old recipe calls for slack heat.

類義語： moderately warm

よく使う表現： slack oven, slack heat

緩く、不十分に

緩い、弱い、または不十分なやり方で。

やさしい英語で： In a loose, weak, or incomplete way.

• The ropes hung slack from the beam.
• The bundle was tied slack.
• Slack dried hops still held too much moisture.

類義語： loosely, slackly

よく使う表現： slack dried hops, tied slack, hang slack