slide

slide
(past and past participle slid )
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]move along a smooth surface while maintaining continuous contact with it
    滑行,滑动
    she slid down the bank into the water.
    她从岸边滑进水里。
    [as adj. sliding]the tank should have a sliding glass cover.
    水箱应该有一个可滑动的玻璃盖。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]move (something) along a surface in such a way
    使滑行,使滑动
    she slid the keys over the table.
    她把钥匙从桌面上滑送过来。
    ■move smoothly, quickly, or unobtrusively
    平稳(或快速、悄悄)地走
    I quickly slid into a seat at the back of the hall.
    我快速地、悄悄地坐到大厅后排座位上。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]move (something) in such a way
    悄悄移动;悄悄地迅速放置(某物)
    she slid the bottle into her pocket.
    她悄悄地把瓶子放进口袋。
    ■change gradually to a worse condition or lower level
    逐渐恶化(或退步)
    the country faces the prospect of sliding from recession into slump.
    该国面临着从衰退陷入萧条的前景。
noun
  1. a structure with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down
    滑梯
    ■a smooth stretch or slope of ice or packed snow for sliding or tobogganing on
    滑道
    ■an act of moving along a smooth surface while maintaining continuous contact with it
    滑行,滑动
    use an ice axe to halt a slide on ice and snow.
    用冰镐止住在冰雪上的滑动。
    ■(Baseball)a sliding approach made to a base along the ground
    (棒球)滑垒
    ■a decline in value or quality
    (价值或质量上)降低,下跌
    the current slide in house prices.
    当前房价的下跌。
  2. a part of a machine or instrument that slides
    (机器或工具的)滑动装置
    ■the place on a machine or instrument where a sliding part operates
    (机器或工具上的)滑道;滑板
    ■[mass noun]slide guitar
    (吉他)滑奏
    I'd been playing slide for years.
    多年来我一直弹滑奏。
  3. (亦作 microscope slide)a rectangular piece of glass on which an object is mounted or placed for examination under a microscope
    (显微镜的)载物玻璃片
    ■a mounted transparency, especially one placed in a projector for viewing on a screen
    (幻灯的)透明正片;幻灯片
    [as modifier]a slide show.
    幻灯片放映。
  4. (Brit.)a hairslide
    (英)发夹
常用词组
let something slide
  1. negligently allow something to deteriorate
    放任某事,任其自然
    Papa had let the business slide after Mama's death.
    妈妈去世后,爸爸无心经营。
派生
slidable
adjective
slidably
adverb
语源
  1. Old English slīdan (verb); related to sled and sledge. The noun, first in the sense 'act of sliding', is recorded from the late 16th cent
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