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slack·er
/ˈslækɚ/
懶惰蟲,敷衍取巧者,逃避兵役者
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Slack
,
a.
[
Compar.
Slacker
superl.
Slackest
.]
Lax
;
not
tense
;
not
hard
drawn
;
not
firmly
extended
;
as
,
a
slack
rope
.
2.
Weak
;
not
holding
fast
;
as
,
a
slack
hand
.
3.
Remiss
;
backward
;
not
using
due
diligence
or
care
;
not
earnest
or
eager
;
as
,
slack
in
duty
or
service
.
The
Lord
is
not
slack
concerning
his
promise
,
as
some
men
count
slackness
.
--
2
Pet
.
iii
. 9.
4.
Not
violent
,
rapid
,
or
pressing
;
slow
;
moderate
;
easy
;
as
,
business
is
slack
.
“With
slack
pace.”
C░sar . . .
about
sunset
,
hoisting
sail
with
a
slack
southwest
,
at
midnight
was
becalmed
.
--
Milton
.
Slack in stays
Naut.
,
slow
in
going
about
,
as
a
ship
.
Slack water
,
the
time
when
the
tide
runs
slowly
,
or
the
water
is
at
rest
;
or
the
interval
between
the
flux
and
reflux
of
the
tide
.
Slack-water navigation
,
navigation
in
a
stream
the
depth
of
which
has
been
increased
,
and
the
current
diminished
,
by
a
dam
or
dams
.
Syn:
--
Loose
;
relaxed
;
weak
;
remiss
;
backward
;
abated
;
diminished
;
inactive
;
slow
;
tardy
;
dull
.
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
slacker
n
:
a
person
who
shirks
their
work
or
duty
(
especially
one
who
tries
to
evade
military
service
in
wartime
) [
syn
:
shirker
]
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