lơi lỏng

Dây đeo đồng hồ này hơi lơi lỏng, cần chỉnh lại cho vừa.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Loose, slack, lax: Describes a state of not being tight, firm, or strict. It implies a lack of tension, control, or rigorous enforcement.
   • Negligent, relaxed (in discipline): Specifically refers to a lack of strictness, care, or proper attention to rules, standards, or procedures.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Dây đeo đồng hồ này hơi lơi lỏng, cần chỉnh lại cho vừa. (This watch strap is a bit loose; it needs to be adjusted to fit.)
  • Quản lý lơi lỏng là một trong những nguyên nhân dẫn đến sự cố. (Lax management is one of the causes leading to the incident.)
  • Kỷ luật trong lớp học không được lơi lỏng. (Discipline in the classroom must not be slack.)

Advanced Usage

• "Để lơi lỏng": To let something become slack; to be negligent in maintaining control or strictness.
  • Công ty đã để lơi lỏng việc kiểm tra chất lượng sản phẩm. (The company has been negligent in product quality control.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lơi (adj): Slack, loose (often physically). Can be used similarly but is less common in formal contexts describing discipline.
  • Buộc lơi dây một chút. (Tie the rope a little loosely.)
• Lỏng lẻo (adj): Loose, unstable, not tight or secure. Often describes structures, organizations, or systems that are not well-knit.
  • Tổ chức lỏng lẻo. (A loosely-knit organization.)

Synonyms

• Chùng (adj): Slack, loose (primarily for ropes, strings, muscles).
• Nới lỏng (v): To loosen, to relax (rules, controls). This is a verb, while "lơi lỏng" is an adjective describing the resulting state.
• Thả lỏng (v): To let loose, to relax (controls, efforts).

Antonyms

• Chặt chẽ (adj): Tight, strict, rigorous.
• Nghiêm ngặt (adj): Strict, stringent.
• Căng (adj): Tight, taut.