单词 | slip |
释义 | slip —slip /slɪp/ noun (ESCAPE) give sb the slip INFORMAL► F0 to escape from someone who is following or chasing youThesaurus+: ↑Running away and escapingWord Builder:–Nouns: slip, slipper–Adjectives: slippery–Verbs: slipnoun (SMALL) slip of a sth OLD-FASHIONED► F0 small and thin, usually because of being young: » I knew her when she was a slip of a girl.Thesaurus+: ↑Describing people who are youngWord Builder:–Nouns: slip, slipper–Adjectives: slippery–Verbs: slipnoun [C] (MISTAKE) ► F0 a small mistake: » She's made one or two slips - mainly spelling errors - but it's basically well written.Thesaurus+: ↑Faults and mistakesWord Builder:–Nouns: slip, slipper–Adjectives: slippery–Verbs: slipnoun [C] (PIECE OF PAPER) ► F0 a small piece of paper: » a slip of paper» If you want to order a book fill in the green slip.Thesaurus+: ↑Words meaning small pieces and amountsThesaurus+: ↑Paper Word Builder:–Nouns: slip, slipper–Adjectives: slippery–Verbs: slipnoun [C] (UNDERWEAR) ► F0 a piece of underwear for a woman or girl that is like a dress or skirtThesaurus+: ↑UnderwearWord Builder:–Nouns: slip, slipper–Adjectives: slippery–Verbs: slipverb (-pp-) (SLIDE) ↑Verb Endings for slip B1 [I] to slide without intending to: » She slipped on the ice.» Careful you don't slip - there's water on the floor.» The razor slipped while he was shaving and he cut himself.Thesaurus+: ↑Advancing and moving forwardC2 [I] to move out of the correct position: » Her hat had slipped over one eye.» He could feel the rope slipping out of his grasp.Word Builder:–Nouns: slip, slipper–Adjectives: slippery–Verbs: slip• • • Extra Examples:» I slipped on the ice and landed right on my bottom!» Careful you don't slip on this floor in your socks!» He'd slipped in the bath and broken his hip.» The glass just slipped from my grasp.» I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.verb [I or T, usually + adv/prep] (-pp-) (DO QUICKLY) ↑Verb Endings for slip ► C2 to go somewhere or put something somewhere quickly, often so that you are not noticed: » Just slip out of the room while nobody's looking.» She slipped between the cool cotton sheets and was soon asleep.» He slipped a piece of paper into my hand with his address on it.» [+ two objects] If you slip the waiter some money/slip some money to the waiter he'll give you the best table.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving quicklyWord Builder:–Nouns: slip, slipper–Adjectives: slippery–Verbs: slip• • • Extra Examples:» I slipped quietly out of the back door.» She found the side-door open and slipped into the house unseen.» We managed to slip away unnoticed.» I slipped a key into his hand while she wasn't looking.» I slipped a ten-pound note into his hand as we hugged.verb [I] (-pp-) (GET WORSE) ↑Verb Endings for slip ► F0 to go into a worse state, often because of lack of control or care: » Productivity in the factory has slipped quite noticeably in the last year.Thesaurus+: ↑Deteriorating and making worseWord Builder:–Nouns: slip, slipper–Adjectives: slippery–Verbs: slipverb [I] (-pp-) (VALUE) ↑Verb Endings for slip ► F0 to go down in value: » The dollar slipped against the Japanese yen.Thesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making smaller or less , ↑Becoming and making less strongverb [T] (-pp-) (ESCAPE) ↑Verb Endings for slip ► F0 to get free from, leave, or escape something: » The ship slipped its moorings.Thesaurus+: ↑Running away and escapingWord Builder:–Nouns: slip, slipper–Adjectives: slippery–Verbs: slip |
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