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

• MPs attacked lax management and errors of judgment.
  议员们抨击管理的松散和判断的失误。
• 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。
• 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；
• With open frontiers and lax visa controls, criminals could cross into the country without restraint.
  由于边境开放和签证管理松懈，罪犯可以毫无限制地进入这个国家。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Regulators can impose a sanction on brokers for lax controls, as happened with Nomura.
  监管者可对券商管制松懈施以制裁，野村即是一例。
• In his earlier writings he was indeed lax on this matter.
  在他早期著作中，对这方面他的确是不清楚的。