| 释义 |
take（或pick up）the slack 1. use up a surplus or improve the use of resources to avoid an undesirable lull in business 抓紧松弛环节, 治理整顿（指将盈余用光或提高资源利用率以避免不良的生意停滞）： as domestic demand starts to flag, foreign demand will help pick up the slack. 由于国内需求开始萎缩, 外贸需求将有助扭转市场的不景气。 2. pull on the loose end or part of a rope in order to make it taut 拉紧松弛的绳索。 |