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；
• Try not to be lax about important details.
  试着别对重要的细节松懈。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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炸弹被带上了飞机，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。
• Concerns with security and IP protection, especially in outsourcing situations in countries where IP laws are more lax, can restrict infrastructure and organizational decisions.
  对安全性和IP保护的关注，特别是在IP法律较松的国家中外包的情况下，会限制基础结构和组织的决策。
• 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。
• The court discipline is lax.
  朝纲不振。