| 单词 | slip |
| 释义 | Word Frequency slip 1(slɪp) verbWord forms: slips, slipping or slipped 1. to move or cause to move smoothly and easily 2. (transitive) to place, insert, or convey quickly or stealthily 3. (transitive) to put on or take off easily or quickly to slip on a sweater 4. (intransitive) to lose balance and slide unexpectedly he slipped on the ice 5. to let loose or be let loose 6. to be released from (something); escape 7. (transitive) to let go (mooring or anchor lines) over the side 8. (when intr, often foll by from or out of) to pass out of (the mind or memory) 9. (transitive) to overlook, neglect, or miss to slip an opportunity 10. (intransitive) to move or pass swiftly or unperceived to slip quietly out of the room 11. (intransitive; sometimes foll by up) to make a mistake 12. Also: sideslip to cause (an aircraft) to slide sideways or (of an aircraft) to slide sideways 13. (intransitive) to decline in health, mental ability, etc 14. (intransitive) (of an intervertebral disc) to become displaced from the normal position 15. (transitive) to dislocate (a bone) 16. (of animals) to give birth to (offspring) prematurely 17. (transitive) to pass (a stitch) from one needle to another without knitting it 18. a. (transitive) to operate (the clutch of a motor vehicle) so that it partially disengages b. (intransitive) (of the clutch of a motor vehicle) to fail to engage, esp as a result of wear 19. let slip 20. slip one over on noun 21. the act or an instance of slipping 22. a mistake or oversight a slip of the pen 23. a moral lapse or failing 24. a woman's sleeveless undergarment, worn as a lining for and to give support to a dress 25. US and Canadian a narrow space between two piers in which vessels may dock 26. slipway 27. a kind of dog lead that allows for the quick release of the dog 28. a small block of hard steel of known thickness used for measurement, usually forming one of a set 29. the ratio between output speed and input speed of a transmission device when subtracted from unity, esp of a drive belt or clutch that is not transmitting full power 30. cricket a. the position of the fielder who stands a little way behind and to the offside of the wicketkeeper b. the fielder in this position 31. the relative movement of rocks along a fault plane 32. a landslide, esp one blocking a road or railway line 33. metallurgy, crystallography the deformation of a metallic crystal caused when one part glides over another part along a plane 34. the deviation of a propeller from its helical path through a fluid, expressed as the difference between its actual forward motion and its theoretical forward motion in one revolution 35. another name for sideslip (sense 1) 36. give someone the slip Derived forms slipless (ˈslipless) adjective Word origin C13: from Middle Low German or Dutch slippenWord Frequency slip 2(slɪp) noun 1. a narrow piece; strip 2. a small piece of paper a receipt slip 3. a part of a plant that, when detached from the parent, will grow into a new plant; cutting; scion 4. a young slender person a slip of a child 5. dialect a young pig 6. printing a. a long galley b. a less common name for a galley proof 7. mainly US a pew or similar long narrow seat 8. a small piece of abrasive material of tapering section used in honing verbWord forms: slips, slipping or slipped 9. (transitive) to detach (portions of stem, etc) from (a plant) for propagation Word origin C15: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slippe to cut, stripWord Frequency slip 3(slɪp) noun clay mixed with water to a creamy consistency, used for decorating or patching a ceramic piece Word origin Old English slyppe slime; related to Norwegian slipa slime on fish; see slop1 |
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