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单词 laxity
释义
laxity
noun[U]
uk
/ˈlæk.sə.ti/us
/ˈlæk.sə.t̬i/
(alsolaxness)
behaviourthatshowslittlecare,attention, orcontrol:
松懈；懈怠
The laxity ofprisonofficersmade iteasyfor the men to get away.狱警的松懈使得越狱对那些人而言变得容易了。
Anatmosphereof laxity by somelabworkersinfollowingproceduresneedstochange.在接下来的过程中，有些实验室工作人员松懈的态度需要改变。
thequalityof not beingsevereorstrongenough:
松弛
the laxity ofsafetystandards安全标准的松懈
Manypeoplewill beappalledat the laxity of the country'slawswithregardstodrugs.许多人会对该国有关毒品的法律之宽松感到震惊。
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  • Regulators said that thebankhasshownlaxity inscreeningcustomers.
  • There is agrowinglaxity amongparentsasregardsunderagedrinking.
  • Given the laxity ofsecurity, manyaviationspecialistsbelievethat allmajorairportsarevulnerablebreaches.
  • Laxity aboutsafersexcouldleadto anupturninHIVinfections.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not paying attention
  • absent
  • absent-minded
  • absent-mindedly
  • absent-mindedness
  • absently
  • anyhow
  • dreamily
  • dreamy
  • drop/loweryourguardidiom
  • faraway
  • glazed
  • laxly
  • like a bull in a china shopidiom
  • merrily
  • misfocus
  • moment
  • sideline
  • unmindful
  • unwary
  • zone out
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(Definition oflaxityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflaxity

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Political economists and political scientists have offered a plethora of explanations for why competition inlaxityremains rare in environmental and consumer policy.
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The other highlights rent-seeking as a major driving force, implying that regulatorylaxityis rare because rentseeking is omnipresent.
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For example, theories of competition in regulatorylaxityand public choice theory assume that industry interests tend to dominate over consumer (or public) interests.
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At the same time, interviews and clinical examinations were performed to elicit possible symptoms associated with increasing pelviclaxity.
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Worse, it would expose local society to moral and politicallaxitythat its enemies would exploit.
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Sincelaxityin public enforcement is a perennial problem5 in developing countries, it is difficult to measure this relationship in such contexts.
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One emphasizes competition inlaxity, the other highlights rentseeking as a driver of regulation.
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For example, as police commissioner, with reporters at hand, he would stalk the roughest neighborhoods at night, ferreting out criminals and policelaxity.
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As noted above, local politicians there play an important role in tax enforcement, and tax collection is characterised by greaterlaxity.
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The morality of the gentry is opposed to thislaxity.
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Many authors have argued that particularly in integrated (open) markets states get drawn into a competition in regulatorylaxity.
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The informality of the mechanisms for imposing social sanctions permitted a measure oflaxity.
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This explains the alternating severity andlaxityof the registration mechanism in the periods 1872- 1902 and 1917-26.
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Why is there very little competition inlaxity?
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Elections have promoted fiscallaxity.
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