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TOEFL BNC: 15639 COCA: 15734

slime

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slime /ˈslaɪm/ noun
plural slimes
slime
/ˈslaɪm/
noun
plural slimes
Learner's definition of SLIME
[noncount] : a thick, slippery liquid泥浆;黏液
US, informal : a very bad, unpleasant, or dishonest person奸诈虚伪的人;讨厌的人
[noncount]
[count]
usually singular通常用单数
TOEFL BNC: 15639 COCA: 15734

slime

1 of 2

noun

1
: soft moist earth or clay
especially : viscous mud
2
: a viscous, glutinous, or gelatinous substance: such as
a
: a mucous or mucoid secretion of various animals (such as slugs and catfishes)
b
: a product of wet crushing consisting of ore ground so fine as to pass a 200-mesh screen
3
US, informal : a morally repulsive or odious person

slime

2 of 2

verb

slimed; sliming

transitive verb

1
: to smear or cover with slime
2
: to remove slime from (something, such as fish for canning)

intransitive verb

: to become slimy

Example Sentences

Noun Green slime covers the surface of the pond. She thinks men are slime.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
This is an important way that evolution makes slime. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2022 But while slime is essential for all forms of complex life, its evolutionary origins have remained murky. Omer Gokcumen, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2022 Alongside Nikolas, approximately 20 protesters held up signs featuring the network’s bright orange logo and signature green slime. Alexandra Del Rosariostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 What kid wouldn't want to shoot slime at a skeleton? Leigh Crandall, Country Living, 1 Sep. 2022 The New Orleans Saints' wild card round matchup offers a bit of everything and, yes, that includes slime. Jeff Nowak, NOLA.com, 8 Jan. 2021 There isn’t much by way of plant life down in the darkness of Ape Cave except for lichen, moss and a nutrient-rich goo that insects feast upon called cave slime. Scott Hewitt, oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2022 For stocking stuffers for toddlers think fidget toys, slime and scented pencils, while small Christmas gifts for teens are geared more to their hobbies, like beauty or gaming. Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2022 Of all the film’s street slime, the corporation is surely Robocop‘s most venal, despicable monster. Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2022
Verb
The excursion included lots of roller coasters, slime green suckers, and Disney's famous churros—an ideal Disney experience. Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 18 Jan. 2022 On Sunday, the CBS team will be ready and armed should players or coaches agree to slime. Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2022 These growths are what attracted Webb to slime molds in the first place. Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 6 Jan. 2022 How did the swamp slime up our laws and governance before the government even existed? Bonnie Kristian, The Week, 26 Oct. 2021 Parents, of course, will smile more sincerely about gifts that have some educational value — or won't slime the carpets or cause some other catastrophic mess. Grace Schneider, The Courier-Journal, 18 Nov. 2019 Even on its best day, disclosure mostly serves up cheap ammunition for partisans to slime their opponents. Bradley A. Smith, National Review, 9 Aug. 2019 This time, the mysterious threat appears to be an attack of extraterrestrial cow patties, enormous heaps of foul-smelling gunk that fall out of the sky to slime the characters at random. Justin Chang, latimes.com, 15 June 2018 All over Africa, anyone is free to slime the opposition. The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English slīm; akin to Middle High German slīm slime, Latin limus mud — more at lime

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1628, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of slime was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 15639 COCA: 15734
slime

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + SLIME | SLIME + VERB | SLIME + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEthick濃稠的黏液primeval, primordial原生漿液the primeval slime from which all life developed生命起源的原生漿液pond池塘裏的污水black, green, etc.黑色、綠色等的污水VERB + SLIMEbe covered in, be covered with覆蓋着黏液produce分泌黏液Frogs produce slime to keep their skin moist.青蛙分泌黏液使皮膚保持濕潤。SLIME + VERBooze黏液滲出SLIME + NOUNmould/mold黏菌The organisms are a slime mould / mold.微生物是一種黏菌。PHRASESa trail of slime一道黏液The snail left a trail of slime along the floor.蝸牛在地板上留下一道黏液。

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