| 单词 | slate |
| 释义 | slate n., v., & adj. --n 1. a fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into flat smooth plates. 2. a piece of such a plate used as roofing-material. 3. a piece of such a plate used for writing on, usu. framed in wood. 4. the colour of slate. 5. US a list of nominees for office etc. --vtr. 1. cover with slates esp. as roofing. 2. Brit. colloq. criticize severely; scold. 3. US make arrangements for (an event etc.). 4. US propose or nominate for office etc. --adj made of slate. Phrases and idioms on the slate Brit. recorded as a debt to be paid. slate-blue (or -black) a shade of blue (or black) occurring in slate. slate-colour a dark bluish or greenish grey. slate-coloured of this colour. slate-grey a shade of grey occurring in slate. slate-pencil a small rod of soft slate used for writing on slate. wipe the slate clean forgive or cancel the record of past offences. Derivatives slating n. slaty adj. Etymology: ME s(c)late f. OF esclate, fem. form of esclat SLAT |
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