lax

英 [læks]

美 [læks]

adj.  不严格的; 不严厉的; 马虎的; 松弛的; 松音的

IELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13744 / COCA.13008

牛津词典

adj.

• 不严格的；不严厉的；马虎的
  not strict, severe or careful enough about work, rules or standards of behaviour
  1. lax security/discipline
     不严格的保安措施 / 纪律
  2. a lax attitude to health and safety regulations
     对卫生与安全条例的马虎态度
• 松弛的；松音的
  produced with the muscles of the speech organs relaxed

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 松懈的；马虎的；不严格的
  If you say that a person's behaviour or a system islax, you mean they are not careful or strict about maintaining high standards.
  1. One of the problem areas is lax security for airport personnel...
     问题之一是对机场员工的安检措施马虎松懈。
  2. There have been allegations from survivors that safety standards had been lax...
     生还者一直指责安全标准执行不严。
  3. I was lax in my duties.
     我对本职工作马虎松懈。

英英释义

adj

• emptying easily or excessively
  1. loose bowels
  Synonym:loose
• lacking in rigor or strictness
  1. such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable
  2. lax in attending classes
  3. slack in maintaining discipline
  Synonym:slack
• lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
  1. a lax rope
  2. a limp handshake
• pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

双语例句

• Financial discipline is lax and economic order is somewhat in disarray.
  财经纪律松弛，经济运行秩序比较混乱；
• I was lax in my duties.
  我对本职工作马虎松懈。
• Like persistent poverty, lax environmental standards are ultimately a domestic policy or institutional failure.
  和持续存在的贫穷问题一样，宽松的环境标准，也是国内政治或制度的失败所造成。
• It is also raising questions about the lax regulations covering doctors and clinics that provide such services.
  同时对美国对于那些提供这种人工受孕服务的医生和诊所的那些不严格的监管也提出了质疑。
• Fiscal stimulus and lax monetary policy will help avoid debt deflation and depression.
  财政刺激和宽松的货币政策将有助于避免债务通缩和萧条。
• A common charge against transnational companies is that they flock to poor countries with lax environmental standards.
  跨国公司常受到的指控之一，就是他们蜂拥至贫穷而环境标准宽松的国家。
• Financial discipline is lax.
  财政纪律松驰。
• There have been allegations from survivors that safety standards had been lax
  生还者一直指责安全标准执行不严。
• Consequently, Party discipline has been lax that some bad people have been shielded.
  这就放松了党的纪律，甚至保护了一些坏人。
• But rules have no effect if enforcement is lax and the population indifferent.
  但是，如果执法力度松懈，以及人们对此冷漠，法令也就没有了作用。