Lax

(adj.) emptying easily or excessively; 'loose bowels' .

(adj.) lacking in rigor or strictness; 'such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable'; 'lax in attending classes'; 'slack in maintaining discipline' .

(adj.) lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; 'a lax rope'; 'a limp handshake' .

(adj.) pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet') .

黛尔编辑

• In those days the telegraph fraternity was rather demoralized, and the discipline was very lax. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• In my opinion Farebrother is too lax for a clergyman. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I can only tell you about myself, that I have always been too lax, and have been uneasy in consequence. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The discipline on Omean was lax indeed. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• After tea Shirley reads, and she is just about as tenacious of her book as she is lax of her needle. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

校对:内尔