take up the slack第三个用法是重点

take up the slack

这里的take也可以换成pick。该短语用法如下：

1.收紧松弛的绳索

to pull on a rope, etc. until it is tight

The men pulled on the ropes to take up the slack (= to tighten them).

男人们拉拽绳子将其收紧。

解析：还原纺织厂或航海场景中调整绳索的原始操作，体现物理层面的"收紧松弛"。

The engineer adjusted the conveyor belt to take up the slack, ensuring smooth production.

工程师调整传送带收紧松弛部分，确保生产顺畅。

2.提高（资金或人员使用的）效率

to improve the way money or people are used in an organization

Without another contract to help pick up the slack, employees may face job losses.

如果不能再承接一份合同把闲散人员都利用起来的话员工就可能面临失业。

3. （强调主动担当）接过别人停下的（留下的，做不了的）工作或责任，弥补不足，填补……空缺

to do something that needs to be done because someone else is no longer doing it.

The team took up the slack on the project.

该团队弥补了项目上的不足。

The slack was taken up by automated systems.

空缺由自动化系统填补。（被动语态用法）

The operator takes up the slack by adjusting the machine.

操作员通过调整机器来弥补不足。

As desktop PC sales have fallen, laptops have taken up the slack.

随着台式机销量下滑，笔记本电脑填补了市场空缺。

Solar panels take up the slack when the grid experiences power outages.

电网停电时，太阳能板填补电力缺口。

AI algorithms take up the slack in data processing, freeing humans for higher-level tasks.

人工智能算法填补数据处理的空缺，让人类专注于更高阶任务。

Companies that encourage employees to take up the slack often outperform competitors.

鼓励员工主动补位的公司通常表现优于竞争对手。

The trucking company rerouted drivers to take up the slack caused by highway closures.

运输公司调整司机路线以应对高速公路封闭造成的运力缺口。

The manager has to take up the slack when employees don't do their jobs correctly.

员工工作出错时，经理不得不接手弥补。

Schools are taking up the slack because parents don’t have time to help their kids with homework.

由于父母没时间辅导孩子作业，学校承担了这部分责任。

Some students struggle with math, so the teacher takes up the slack by offering extra classes.

有些学生数学跟不上，老师就多开班补课来弥补。

He took up the slack by covering others’ duties.

他通过完成别人的职责来弥补。

When our assistant left, Julie took up the slack.

朱莉在我们的助理离职后接手了额外工作。

The marketing team is short-staffed this quarter—we’ll need everyone to take up the slack.

市场部这季度人手不足，需要每个人多承担些工作。

When the lead developer quit, the team redistributed tasks to take up the slack and meet the deadline.

首席开发员离职后，团队重新分配任务以填补空缺并按时交付。

My coworker suddenly quit so I have to work overtime to pick up the slack.

我的同事突然辞职了，所以我必须加班来接他留下的工作。

One guard fell ill, so his colleague took up the slack by doubling his patrols.

一名警卫生病，他的同事就增加巡逻次数来填补空缺。

She took up the slack by covering three departments.

她填补了空缺，负责三个部门。

The team’s star player was injured, but the rookies took up the slack.

球队主力受伤后，新秀们填补了空缺。

Her willingness to take up the slack earned her the team’s respect.她主动补位的态度赢得了团队尊重。

We need to pick up the slack while she’s away.

她不在时我们得补位。

A healthy ecosystem relies on species taking up the slack when others decline.

健康的生态系统依赖于当某些物种减少时，其他物种能填补其生态位。

My husband works long hours, so I take up the slack with the kids and housework.

丈夫工作时间很长，所以我多承担了照顾孩子和家务的责任。

Grandma’s health is failing, so the whole family has to take up the slack with her care.

奶奶身体越来越差，全家人都得多分担照顾她的事。

When the ally withdrew from the project, we had to take up the slack to keep it on track.

盟友退出项目后，我们不得不承担更多工作以确保项目按计划推进。

The lead negotiator lost his voice, so I had to take up the slack in the meeting.

首席谈判代表失声，我不得不在会议中多发言弥补。

Local businesses are taking up the slack since the factory closed, creating new jobs.

工厂关闭后，当地企业正填补空缺，创造新的就业机会。

影视剧经典台词赏析：

1. 《办公室》（The Office）

Dwight’s out sick, so someone’s gotta take up the slack on inventory checks.

德怀特生病了，得有人接手库存检查的额外工作。

解析：在喜剧场景中用日常工作细节诠释短语含义，通过职场幽默强化"补位"的必要性。

2. 《摩登家庭》（Modern Family）

Mom’s been so busy with work—maybe we should take up the slack around the house.

妈妈工作太忙了，或许我们该多分担些家务。

解析：通过家庭成员的对话传递责任意识，将"take up the slack"转化为亲情表达的载体。

3. 《黄石》（Yellowstone）

The ranch hands quit? Then the rest of us take up the slack. No excuses.

牧场工人辞职了？那我们剩下的人就多扛些。没有借口。

解析：在西部剧的硬核语境中凸显团队韧性，用该短语强化面对困境的决绝态度。

4. 《绝命毒师》（Breaking Bad）

The lab ventilation’s acting up. Someone needs to take up the slack on safety protocols.

实验室通风系统出问题了，得有人接手加强安全措施。

解析：在化学制造场景中，通过补位操作保障生产安全与效率，强化短语的技术应用。

5. 《硅谷》（Silicon Valley）

If Richard’s not coding, we all have to take up the slack. The beta launch can’t fail.

如果理查德不写代码，我们都得顶上。测试版发布不能失败。

解析：科技创业语境中，通过团队协作填补核心成员空缺，凸显初创公司的效率至上原则。

6. 《火星救援》（The Martian）

We need to take up the slack in oxygen production. Every second counts.

我们得提高氧气产量的效率，每一秒都很关键。

解析：在太空生存场景中，通过技术调整保障生命支持系统，将"补位"与"生存效率"直接关联。