slip

slip¹
(slipped, slipping)

[no obj.](of a person or animal) slide unintentionally for a short distance, typically losing one's balance or footing
（人，动物）失足，跌交，滑倒
I slipped over on the ice.
我在冰上滑了一跤。
he kept slipping in the mud.
她在泥泞里一次次滑倒。
■[with adverbial of direction](of a thing) accidentally slide or move out of position or from someone's grasp
（物）滑落，脱落
the envelope slipped through Luke's fingers.
信封从卢克手指间滑落。
a wisp of hair had slipped down over her face.
一缕头发散落到她脸上。
■fail to grip or make proper contact with a surface
滑行；打滑
the front wheels began to slip.
前轮开始打滑。
[as adj. slipping]a badly slipping clutch.
严重打滑的离合器。
■[with adverbial of direction]go or move quietly or quickly, without attracting notice
悄悄地移动
we slipped out by a back door.
我们悄悄地从后门溜了出去。
■pass or change to a lower, worse, or different condition, typically in a gradual or imperceptible way
（逐渐地或不知不觉地）下降，下跌
many people feel standards have slipped.
许多人都觉得标准下降了。
[withcomplement]the bank's shares slipped 1.5p to 227p.
银行的股票下跌了1.5便士，跌至227便士。
■(be slipping)(informal)be behaving in a way that is not up to one's usual level of performance
(非正式)变坏，变差
you're slipping, Doyle—you need a holiday.
你不如过去了，道尔，你需要休假。
■(slip away/by)(of time) elapse
（时间）过去；逝去
the night was slipping away.
夜晚不知不觉地过去了。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]put (something) in a particular place or position quietly, quickly, or stealthily
迅速放置（某物）；偷偷塞；悄悄给
she slipped the map into her pocket.
她迅速把地图放入口袋。
[with two objs]I slipped him a tenner to keep quiet.
我悄悄塞给他十英镑，让他闭嘴。
■(slip into/out of)put on or take off (a garment) quickly and easily
迅速穿上或脱下（衣服）
■(slip something in)insert a remark smoothly or adroitly into a conversation
巧妙插话
■[withobj.]escape or get loose from (a means of restraint)
逃离，脱离；解开（结）
the giant balloon slipped its moorings.
大气球脱离了系泊处。
■[no obj.](slip out)(of a remark) be uttered inadvertently
（话）无意中讲出；泄露
■(of a thought or fact) fail to be remembered by (one's mind or memory); elude (one's notice)
（想法，事实）被忽略；被遗忘
a beautiful woman's address was never likely to slip his mind.
他从来不大可能忘记漂亮女人的地址。
■release (an animal, typically a hunting dog) from restraint
放开，放出（动物，尤指猎狗）
■(Knitting)move (a stitch) to the other needle without knitting it
(编织)挑过一针不结
■release (the clutch of a motor vehicle) slightly or for a moment
略微（或暂时）松动（汽车离合器）
■(of an animal) produce (dead young) prematurely; abort
（动物）不足月产下（死胎）；流产

noun

an act of sliding unintentionally for a short distance
失足；滑倒
a single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside.
一失足就可能让他们摔下山。
■a fall to a lower level or standard
下降，下跌
a continued slip in house prices.
房价持续下跌。
■[mass noun]relative movement of an object or surface and a solid surface in contact with it
滑动
■a reduction in the movement of a pulley or other mechanism due to slipping of the belt, rope, etc
（滑轮或其他装置因带绳打滑而导致的）转差，空转
■a sideways movement of an aircraft in flight, typically downwards towards the centre of curvature of a turn
（飞机飞行中的）侧滑
■[mass noun](Geology)the extent of relative horizontal displacement of corresponding points on either side of a fault plane
(地质)滑移；滑距
a minor or careless mistake
疏漏；差错
the judge made a slip in his summing up.
法官在结案陈词中有个小错误。
a loose-fitting garment, typically a short petticoat
宽松衣服（尤指短衬裙）
a silk slip.
真丝衬裙。
[as modifier]a slip dress.
衬裙式连衣裙（或背带裙）。
(Cricket)a fielding position (often one of two or more in an arc) close behind the batsman on the off side, for catching balls edged by the batsman
(板球)（三柱门右侧稍后方）防守位置
he was caught in the slips for 32.
他在跑动得到32分后被防守方击杀出局。
King is at first slip.
金处于第一防守位置。
■a fielder at this position
位于三柱门右侧的守场员
short for slipway
slipway 的简称
(常作 slips)a leash which enables a dog to be released quickly
（可迅速解开的）牵狗皮带（或链条）
(Knitting). short for slip stitch:
(编织)。 slip stitch 的简称
one colour at a time should be knitted in striped slip.
用挑针织条纹图案时应当一次织一种颜色。

常用词组
give someone the slip

(informal)evade or escape from someone
(非正式)避开某人；甩掉某人

let something slip

reveal something inadvertently in the course of a conversation
无意中讲出
[with clause]Clive had let slip he was married.
克莱夫无意中说出他已经结婚了。
(archaic)release a hound from the leash so as to begin the chase
(古)放开（狗的绳索）
let slip the dogs of war.
发动战争。

let something slip through one's fingers (或 grasp)

lose hold or possession of something
对…失控；失去

slip of the pen (或 the tongue)

a minor mistake in writing (or speech)
笔误；口误

slip through the net

见 net

there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip

(proverb)many things can go wrong between the start of a project and its completion; nothing is certain until it has happened
(谚)杯到嘴边还会失手（指万事难以十拿九稳，事情往往功败垂成）

语源

Middle English (in the sense 'move quickly and softly'): probably from Middle Low German slippen (verb); compare with slippery

继承用法
slip away

die peacefully (used euphemistically)
(婉)安详地死去
he lay there and quietly slipped away.
他静静地躺在那儿，安详地去世了。

slip something over on

(informal, dated)take advantage of (someone) by trickery
(非正式，旧)欺骗；蒙骗

slip up

(informal)make a careless error
(非正式)出差错
they often slipped up when it came to spelling.
一到拼写，他们就经常出差错。

slip²
noun

a small piece of paper, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information
纸条，纸片
his monthly salary slip.
他每月的工资条。
complete the tear-off slip below.
填满下面可撕下纸条上的内容。
■(Printing)a printer's proof on a long piece of paper; a galley proof
(印刷)长条校样
■a long, narrow strip of a thin material such as wood
片条；板条
a cutting taken from a plant for grafting or planting; a scion
接枝；插枝

常用词组
a slip of a ——

used to denote a small, slim person
瘦小的
you are little more than a slip of a girl.
你还只是个瘦小的小姑娘。

语源

late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German slippe 'cut, strip'

slip³
noun

[mass noun]a creamy mixture of clay, water, and typically a pigment of some kind, used especially for decorating earthenware
（涂于陶器上的）泥浆，泥釉

语源

mid 17th cent.: of obscure origin; compare with Norwegian slip(a) 'slime'

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