
slide
词源
源自古英语'slīdan',与古挪威语'slíða'同源,原意为“滑行”,与德语'schlittern'相关。
verb
❶ 指物体在平滑表面上轻松移动,通常不需要太多力量,常用于描述自然或流畅的动作。
“The children love to slide down the hill on cardboard.”
(孩子们喜欢用纸板从山坡上滑下来。)
“She slid the book across the table to me.”
(她把书滑过桌子递给我。)
❶ 指逐渐或悄悄地进入某种状态或位置,常带有不易察觉的意味。
“The company slid into financial trouble last quarter.”
(该公司上个季度逐渐陷入财务困境。)
“He slid back into his old habits after the vacation.”
(假期后他又悄悄恢复了旧习惯。)
noun
❶ 指供人滑行的装置或光滑表面,如游乐场的滑梯或显微镜的载玻片。
“The playground has a new metal slide.”
(游乐场新建了一个金属滑梯。)
“Put the specimen on a microscope slide.”
(把样本放在显微镜载玻片上。)
❶ 指逐渐或不受控制的下滑,常用于描述负面趋势或下降过程。
“The stock market's slide continued for the fifth day.”
(股市连续第五天下跌。)
“We need to stop the slide in team morale.”
(我们需要阻止团队士气下滑。)
常见短语
let slide — 故意忽略或放任某事,通常指本应处理的问题或错误。
“The teacher let the small mistake slide since it was his first offense.”
(老师对这个小小的错误睁一只眼闭一只眼,因为这是他第一次犯错。)
slide into — 逐渐进入某种状态,或悄悄移动到某个位置。
“Be careful not to slide into bad habits during the holidays.”
(注意不要在假期里逐渐养成坏习惯。)