| 短语 | take up / pick up the slack |
| 释义 | take up / pick up the slacka. to make a system or organization as EFFICIENT as possible by making sure that money, space, or people are fully used〔通过充分利用金钱、空间、人员等〕提高效率:•Without another contract to help pick up the slack, employees may face job losses.如果不能再接到合同把生产效率提高的话，员工就可能面临失业。b. to do something that needs to be done because someone else is no longer doing it接过别人停下的工作c. to make a rope tighter把绳子拉紧 |
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