好词典
slip
UK /slɪp/US /slɪp/
词源
源自中古英语 'slippen'，与古高地德语 'slipfan'（滑动）和荷兰语 'slippen' 相关，最初可能源自原始日耳曼语词根。
noun
❶ 指不小心失去平衡而滑倒的动作，通常因为地面湿滑或脚下不稳导致。
“She had a nasty slip on the icy sidewalk.”
（她在结冰的人行道上重重地滑了一跤。）
“A banana peel caused his slip in the kitchen.”
（一块香蕉皮让他在厨房里滑倒了。）
❶ 指小纸条或纸片，通常用于记录简短信息或作为凭证。
“He wrote his phone number on a slip of paper.”
（他在一张小纸条上写下了电话号码。）
“The librarian handed her a slip with the due date.”
（图书管理员递给她一张写着归还日期的纸条。）
同义词:fall, slide, tumble, note, slip of paper
verb
❶ 指不小心滑倒或失去平衡的动作，也可表示悄悄移动或溜走。
“Be careful not to slip on the wet tiles.”
（小心别在湿瓷砖上滑倒。）
“The thief slipped away unnoticed.”
（小偷悄悄溜走了，没人注意到。）
❶ 指无意中说错话或犯错，通常指口误或小失误。
“She slipped and called him by his ex's name.”
（她说漏嘴，叫了他前女友的名字。）
“I didn't mean to say that—it just slipped out.”
（我不是故意那么说的，只是不小心说漏了。）
同义词:slide, glide, skid, err, blunder
常见短语
slip of the tongue — 指无意中说错话或口误，通常不是故意的。
“Calling her by the wrong name was just a slip of the tongue.”
（叫错她的名字只是一时口误。）
slip through the cracks — 指某事物被忽视或遗漏，通常因为系统不完善或疏忽。
“Some students slip through the cracks in large classrooms.”
（在大教室里，有些学生会被忽视。）
give someone the slip — 指成功摆脱或甩掉某人，尤其是追踪者或追赶的人。
“The spy gave his pursuers the slip in the crowded market.”
（间谍在拥挤的市场甩掉了追踪者。）