slides; slid /ˈslɪd/ ; sliding slides; slid /ˈslɪd/ ; sliding Learner's definition of SLIDE
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a : to move smoothly along a surface滑動 [no object]
[+ object]
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He slid the bottle across the table.他把那個瓶子滑過桌面。
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Slide your finger along the seam.手指沿着線縫滑動。
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She slid the paper under the door.她把紙從門縫下塞入。
b [no object] : to move over ice or snow smoothly and often in a way that cannot be controlled滑行 2
[no object] : to slip and fall滑落 3 always followed by an adverb or preposition
a : to move or pass smoothly and easily into or out of something迅速熟練地進出 [no object]
[+ object]
b : to move so you or your movements are not noticed悄悄行動 [no object]
[+ object]
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[no object] : to become gradually worse over time逐漸變差 -
His parents are concerned that their son's grades have started to slide. [=worsen]他的父母擔心他的成績已開始下滑。
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Sales figures have been sliding [=declining] for the last three quarters.過去的三個季度,銷售數據一直在下滑。
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The restaurant's new management is really letting the quality of the food slide.餐館新管理層確實讓菜品質量變差了。
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[no object] baseball : to dive toward a base to avoid being tagged out滑壘
let (something) slide
informal
: to do nothing about (something, such as another person's mistake or bad behavior) : to ignore (something)放任不管 -
You were late this morning. I'll let it slide this time, but don't let it happen again.你今早遲到了,這次我就放過你,但是不能再遲到了。
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It may be best to let things slide this time.這次最好的辦法也許是順其自然。
2 slide /ˈslaɪd/ noun
plural slides
plural slides
Learner's definition of SLIDE
[count]
1
: a movement to a lower or worse state or condition : decline衰退;下降 —
usually singular通常用單數 -
The recent slide in the stock market has made investors nervous.股市近期的下跌使投資者緊張不已。
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The book describes her slide into depression.書中寫她陷入了抑鬱。
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the slide in television ratings收視率下降
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(chiefly Brit) Her career has been on the slide [=on the decline] for a couple of years.她的事業幾年來一直在走下坡路。
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: a structure with a slippery surface that children slide down滑梯 — see picture at playground; see also waterslide 4
baseball : the act of diving towards a base to avoid being tagged out滑壘 5
: a small piece of film with an image on it that can be shown on a wall or screen by using a special machine (called a projector)幻燈片 6
: a small, thin, and usually rectangular piece of glass that holds an object to be looked at under a microscope(顯微鏡)載物玻璃片 7
: a part of a musical instrument or a machine that is moved backward or forward(樂器或機器上的)滑動裝置