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

• Miss early's always saying we're too lax in the terms we quote our buyers.
  厄尔利小姐说我们报给买方的条件太宽了。
• A jury found the airline guilty of wilful misconduct because its lax security allowed a suitcase bomb on to the plane.
  航空公司安保措施漏洞百出，致使一颗放在手提箱里的***被带上了飞机，陪审团因此认定其存在故意不当行为。
• Our economic management is so lax that we can't confront farm subsidies or long-term budget deficits.
  我们的经济管理如此懈怠，以至于我们不能面对农业补贴或者长期的预算赤字。
• Many are caused by negligence and lax safety procedures, such as insufficient fire extinguishers and emergency exits.
  许多事故是疏忽和安全措施松懈引起的，如灭火器和紧急出口不足。
• 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。
• The central government is determined to put an end to non-enforcement and lax enforcement of laws and will relentlessly condemn economic crimes in accordance with the law.
  坚决改变有法不依、执法不严的现象，毫不手软的依法惩治经济犯罪分子。
• 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。
• Legislation and supervising is a branch, because this is in our country law is lax.
  立法和监督都是一个部门，因此在我国法律不严。
• MPs attacked lax management and errors of judgment.
  议员们抨击管理的松散和判断的失误。
• 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。