
slush
词源
源自中古挪威语 'slusk'(泥浆),与古英语 'slūs'(泥泞)相关,17世纪开始用于描述半融化的雪。
noun
❶ 部分融化的雪或冰,通常呈半液态的泥泞状态,常见于冬季道路或人行道上。
“The streets were covered in dirty slush after the snowstorm.”
(暴风雪过后,街道上满是泥泞的雪水。)
“My boots got soaked walking through the slush.”
(我的靴子在走过雪泥时全湿透了。)
❶ 一种甜腻的饮料,通常由碎冰、糖浆和调味剂混合而成,口感类似泥浆。
“The convenience store sells colorful slush drinks in summer.”
(便利店夏天会卖各种颜色的冰沙饮料。)
“She ordered a cherry-flavored slush at the movie theater.”
(她在电影院点了一杯樱桃味的冰沙。)
verb
❶ 发出液体晃动的声响,通常指液体中混有固体物质时产生的吧唧声。
“Water slushed around in the bottom of the boat.”
(水在船底晃荡发出吧唧声。)
“We could hear the waves slushing against the pier.”
(我们能听见浪花拍打码头的哗啦声。)
常见短语
slush fund — 指用于非正式或秘密支出的资金,常与商业或政治中的不当财务行为相关。
“The CEO was accused of using company slush funds for personal vacations.”
(该CEO被指控用公司小金库支付个人度假费用。)
slush pile — 指出版社或编辑部收到的未经筛选的大量投稿,特指被堆放在一起等待审阅的稿件。
“Her novel was discovered in the slush pile after months of waiting.”
(在等待数月后,她的小说从投稿堆中被发掘出来。)