ldoce_306_eslip1 /slɪp/ ●●● S3 W2 verb (slipped, slipping)1 fall or slide 摔倒或滑倒 [intransitiveI]SLIDE to slide a short distance accidentally, and fall or lose your balance slightly 滑倒;失足Wright slipped but managed to keep hold of the ball. 賴特滑了一下,但球還抓在手裏。
slip onHe slipped on the ice. 他在冰上滑倒了。
► see thesaurus at fall 2 go somewhere 去某處 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to go somewhere, without attracting other people’s attention 溜走,悄悄地走 SYN slideBen slipped quietly out of the room. 本悄悄地溜出了房間。
One man managed to slip from the club as police arrived. 警察到來時,一個男子設法溜出了俱樂部。
3 put STH somewhere 把某物置於某處 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]PUT to put something somewhere quietly or smoothly 把…悄悄[利落地]放在… SYN slideAnn slipped the book into her bag. 安把書悄悄塞進包裏。
A letter had been slipped under his door. 有一封信被悄悄塞在他的門下。
Carrie slipped her arm through her brother’s. 卡麗利落地把手插進她弟弟的臂彎裏。
► see thesaurus at put 4 give STH to SB 把某物給某人 [transitiveT] to give someone something secretly or without attracting much attention 把…偷偷塞給〔某人〕slip somebody somethingI slipped him a ten-dollar bill to keep quiet. 我偷偷塞給他一張十美元鈔票,讓他别聲張。
slip something to somebodyCarr slips the ball to King who scores easily. 卡爾悄悄地把球傳給金,金輕鬆得分。
5 move 移動 [intransitiveI] to move smoothly, especially off or from something 滑落,脫落As he bent over, the towel round his waist slipped. 他彎腰的時候,系在腰間的毛巾滑了下來。
slip off/down/from etcHe watched the sun slip down behind the mountains. 他看着太陽落下山。
The ring had slipped off Julia’s finger. 戒指從朱莉娅的手指上滑脫了。
Cally slipped from his grasp and fled. 卡利從他手中掙脫逃跑了。
6 knife 刀 [intransitiveI] if a knife or other tool slips, it moves so that it accidentally cuts the wrong thing 〔刀或其他工具〕滑脫〔誤割到别的東西〕The knife slipped and cut his finger. 刀滑脫了,割破了他的手指。
7 get worse 變壞 [intransitiveI]WORSE to become worse or lower than before 變壞;下降,下跌Standards have slipped in many parts of the industry. 這一行業中許多方面的標準都已下滑。
His popularity slipped further after a series of scandals. 一連串醜聞之後,他的支持率進一步下降。
You’re slipping, Doyle! You need a holiday. 你狀態更差了,多伊爾!你需要去度個假。
8 change condition 改變狀況 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to gradually start being in a particular condition 逐漸陷入 SYN fallslip intoHe had begun to slip into debt. 他開始欠債了。
She slipped into unconsciousness and died the next day. 她陷入昏迷,第二天就去世了。
The project has slipped behind schedule. 這個項目工期落後了。
9 clothes 衣服 [intransitiveI, transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to put a piece of clothing on your body, or take it off your body, quickly and smoothly 〔迅速利落地〕穿(衣服),脫(衣服)slip something off/onPeter was already at the door slipping on his shoes. 彼得已經在門口穿鞋子了。
slip into/out ofShe slipped out of her clothes and stepped into the shower. 她麻利地脫掉衣服,走進淋浴間。
10 time 時間 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] if time slips away, past etc, it passes quickly 飛逝,過得飛快slip away/past/byThe search for the missing child continued, but time was slipping away. 尋找失蹤小孩的工作繼續進行,但時間在一天天流逝。
The hours slipped past almost unnoticed. 時間在不知不覺中溜走了。
11 slip your mind/memory FORGETif something slips your mind, you forget it 被遺忘,被忘記I meant to buy some milk, but it completely slipped my mind. 我原本想買些牛奶,可是忘得一幹二淨。
slip your mind/memory• I can't believe it has slipped my mind.• Jean hadn't even asked Helen what she had said; the entire episode had slipped her mind.• Yes, that had slipped her mind.• You think something as important as that would slip my mind?• It slipped my mind because of the tragedy that followed.• It had slipped his mind entirely that today.• It completely slipped my mind I was going to be accused of theft!• He had seemed thrown for a moment, as though it had genuinely slipped his mind that he was about to be married. 12 let something slip TELL A SECRETto say something without meaning to, when you had wanted it to be a secret 無意中說出某事,洩露某事He let it slip that they were planning to get married. 他說漏了嘴,說他們打算結婚了。
let it slip that• As an aside, the parties let it slip that the idea of a true playoff system had been scrapped. 13 get free 獲得自由 [transitiveT]ESCAPE to get free from something that was holding you 掙脫,擺脫The dog slipped his collar and ran away. 那條狗掙脫項圈跑掉了。
14 slip through the net British EnglishBrE, slip through the cracks American English if someone or something slips through the net, they are not caught or dealt with by the system that is supposed to catch them or deal with them 漏網;未得到應有的處理In a class of 30 children, it is easy for one to slip through the net and learn nothing. 在一個有 30 個孩子的班級裏,很容易有個别孩子不能被照顧到,什麽也學不到。
slip through the net• Even with the former region's history of testing in primaries, children continue to slip through the net.• Graham, on the other hand, had nearly slipped through the net.• No one knows how many have slipped through the net.• Paul Merton slipped through the net.• Several other counties are already regretting that he slipped through the net.• This one slipped through the net.• In a child-centred class of 30 children it is easy for some to slip through the net and learn nothing.
15 let something slip (through your fingers) to not take an opportunity, offer etc 錯過機會Don’t let a chance like that slip through your fingers! 别錯失這麽一個機會!
16. slip one over on somebody especially American EnglishAmE informal to deceive or play a trick on someone 欺騙某人;愚弄某人 17. slip a disc MIto suffer an injury when one of the connecting parts between the bones in your back moves out of place 椎間盤突出slip a disc• I was tremendously upset when the elder slipped a disc and spent freshman year in a full body brace. 18 slip away phrasal verbphr v a) to leave a place secretly or without anyone noticing 溜出去;悄悄離開He slipped away into the crowd. 他溜進人群中。
b) if something such as an opportunity slips away, it is no longer available 〔機會〕錯過,溜走This time, Radford did not let her chance slip away. 這次雷德福沒有錯過機會。
19 slip something ↔ in phrasal verbphr v to use a word or say something without attracting too much attention 插進,插入〔話語〕He had slipped in a few jokes to liven the speech up. 他穿插了幾個笑話來活躍演講的氣氛。
20 slip out phrasal verbphr v TELL A SECRETif something slips out, you say it without really intending to 被無意中說出I didn’t mean to say it. The words slipped out. 我不是故意說的,是說漏了嘴。
21 slip up phrasal verbphr v MISTAKEto make a mistake 出差錯,疏忽 → slip-upThe company apologized for slipping up so badly. 這家公司爲這麽嚴重的疏忽表示歉意。
onSomeone had slipped up on the order. 有人把訂單給弄錯了。
slip up• We'll just have to hope that the other teams slip up.• He slipped up on just one detail. slip on• Not much danger of his Commander letting him slip up on that, he thought drily.