ADJ-GRADED 松懈的;马虎的;不严格的 If you say that a person's behaviour or a system is lax, you mean they are not careful or strict about maintaining high standards. 松懈的;马虎的;不严格的
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。
There have been allegations from survivors that safety standards had been lax.
lax ♦︎ sloppy ♦︎ shoddy ♦︎ carelessThese words all describe work or standards of behaviour that show a lack of care, thought or effort.这些词均表示工作马虎的、行为随便的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sloppy / shoddy work■lax (disapproving) not strict or careful enough about work, rules or standards of behaviour马虎的;不仔细的;不严格的◆The incident has exposed the extremely lax security of the country's banks.这起事件暴露出该国银行安保措施极不严密。◆The inspectors reported a lax attitude to health and safety regulations.检察员通报了对卫生及安全条例的马虎态度。ⓘ Typical collocates of lax are attitude, control, discipline, controls, enforcement, security and standards. * lax的常见搭配词有attitude、control、discipline、controls、enforcement、security和standards。▸laxity
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[uncountable] (formal) ◆the moral laxity of today's society当今社会的道德失范■sloppy (ratherinformal, usuallydisapproving) showing a lack of care, thought or effort马虎的;凌乱的;草率的◆I'm usually a bit of a sloppy dresser at weekends.我周末通常衣着有点随便。◆Regional accents are great; sloppy speech is not.乡音悦耳,滥言难忍。◆Your work is sloppy.你的活干得太马虎。ⓘ Sloppy is used to talk about people's clothes or the way they dress * sloppy可形容人的衣服或穿着打扮◆sloppy clothes宽松的衣服◆a sloppy shirt / sweater / dresser宽大松垮的衬衫/毛衣;穿着随便的人the way people think and work也可形容人的思想和工作方式◆sloppy work / thinking懈怠的工作;散漫的思想and the way people express themselves.还可形容人的自我表达◆sloppy language / terminology不地道的语言/术语Sloppy habits might involve leaving clothes lying on the floor, or not putting the top back on a toothpaste tube. * sloppy habits指散漫的生活习惯,如把衣服随意丢在地上,或挤完牙膏后不盖上盖子等。■shoddy (disapproving) (of goods or work) made or done badly and showing a lack of care(商品或工作)做工粗糙的,粗制滥造的,劣质的◆I always complain about bad service or shoddy goods.我总是抱怨服务不周或商品低劣。◆He was accused of shoddy workmanship.有人指责他做工粗糙。ⓘ Shoddy typically describes goods, workmanship, work and service. * shoddy通常用于描述goods、workmanship、work和service。■careless (disapproving) resulting from a lack of attention, care and thought粗心造成的;疏忽引起的◆You've made rather a lot of careless mistakes in your work.你工作中出了相当多的疏忽错误。OPPcareful ⇨ detailed