lax /ˈlæks/
(a.)松的,鬆懈的,不嚴格的,腹瀉的,松馳的瀉肚,松母音
lax /ˈlæks/ 形容詞
鬆弛的,弛緩的,(花簇等)疏鬆的,弛的
Lax a. [Compar. Laxer superl. Laxest.]
1. Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.
The flesh of that sort of fish being lax and spongy. --Ray.
2. Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.
The discipline was lax. --Macaulay.
Society at that epoch was lenient, if not lax, in matters of the passions. --J. A. Symonds.
The word =\“æternus” itself is sometimes of a lax signification.\= --Jortin.
3. Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.
Syn: -- Loose; slack; vague; unconfined; unrestrained; dissolute; licentious.
Lax, n. A looseness; diarrhea.
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lax
adj 1: lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways
are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes";
"slack in maintaining discipline" [syn: slack]
2: pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel
sound in `bet') [ant: tense]
3: not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight; "a lax rope"
[ant: tense]
4: lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid
muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp
handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire
to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip" [syn: flaccid, limp,
slack]
5: tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their
children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is weak";
"too soft on the children" [syn: indulgent, lenient, soft]
6: emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels" [syn: loose]