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. 赖特滑了一下,但球还抓在手里。
slip on He slipped on the ice. 他在冰上滑倒了。
► see thesaurus at fall 2 go somewhere 去某处 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to go somewhere, without attracting other people’s attention 溜走,悄悄地走 SYN slide Ben slipped quietly out of the room. 本悄悄地溜出了房间。
One man managed to slip from the club as police arrived. 警察到来时,一个男子设法溜出了俱乐部。
3 put STH somewhere 把某物置于某处 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]PUT to put something somewhere quietly or smoothly 把…悄悄[利落地]放在… SYN slide Ann slipped the book into her bag. 安把书悄悄塞进包里。
A letter had been slipped under his door. 有一封信被悄悄塞在他的门下。
Carrie slipped her arm through her brother’s. 卡丽利落地把手插进她弟弟的臂弯里。
► see thesaurus at put 4 give STH to SB 把某物给某人 [transitiveT] to give someone something secretly or without attracting much attention 把…偷偷塞给〔某人〕slip somebody something I slipped him a ten-dollar bill to keep quiet. 我偷偷塞给他一张十美元钞票,让他别声张。
slip something to somebody Carr slips the ball to King who scores easily. 卡尔悄悄地把球传给金,金轻松得分。
5 move 移动 [intransitiveI] to move smoothly, especially off or from something 滑落,脱落 As he bent over, the towel round his waist slipped. 他弯腰的时候,系在腰间的毛巾滑了下来。
slip off/down/from etc He watched the sun slip down behind the mountains. 他看着太阳落下山。
The ring had slipped off Julia’s finger. 戒指从朱莉娅的手指上滑脱了。
Cally slipped from his grasp and fled. 卡利从他手中挣脱逃跑了。
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〕滑脱〔误割到别的东西〕 The knife slipped and cut his finger. 刀滑脱了,割破了他的手指。
7 get worse 变坏 [intransitiveI]WORSE to become worse or lower than before 变坏;下降,下跌 Standards have slipped in many parts of the industry. 这一行业中许多方面的标准都已下滑。
His popularity slipped further after a series of scandals. 一连串丑闻之后,他的支持率进一步下降。
You’re slipping, Doyle! You need a holiday. 你状态更差了,多伊尔!你需要去度个假。
8 change condition 改变状况 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to gradually start being in a particular condition 逐渐陷入 SYN fallslip into He had begun to slip into debt. 他开始欠债了。
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. 这个项目工期落后了。
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),脱(衣服)slip something off/on Peter was already at the door slipping on his shoes. 彼得已经在门口穿鞋子了。
slip into/out of She slipped out of her clothes and stepped into the shower. 她麻利地脱掉衣服,走进淋浴间。
10 time 时间 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] if time slips away, past etc, it passes quickly 飞逝,过得飞快slip away/past/by The search for the missing child continued, but time was slipping away. 寻找失踪小孩的工作继续进行,但时间在一天天流逝。
The hours slipped past almost unnoticed. 时间在不知不觉中溜走了。
11 slip your mind/memory FORGETif something slips your mind, you forget it 被遗忘,被忘记 I meant to buy some milk, but it completely slipped my mind. 我原本想买些牛奶,可是忘得一干二净。
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 无意中说出某事,泄露某事 He let it slip that they were planning to get married. 他说漏了嘴,说他们打算结婚了。
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 获得自由 [transitiveT]ESCAPE to get free from something that was holding you 挣脱,摆脱 The dog slipped his collar and ran away. 那条狗挣脱项圈跑掉了。
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 漏网;未得到应有的处理 In a class of 30 children, it is easy for one to slip through the net and learn nothing. 在一个有 30 个孩子的班级里,很容易有个别孩子不能被照顾到,什么也学不到。
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 错过机会 Don’t let a chance like that slip through your fingers! 别错失这么一个机会!
16. slip one over on somebody especially American EnglishAmE informal to deceive or play a trick on someone 欺骗某人;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 椎间盘突出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;悄悄离开 He slipped away into the crowd. 他溜进人群中。
b) if something such as an opportunity slips away, it is no longer available 〔机会〕错过,溜走 This time, Radford did not let her chance slip away. 这次雷德福没有错过机会。
19 slip something ↔ in phrasal verbphr v to use a word or say something without attracting too much attention 插进,插入〔话语〕 He had slipped in a few jokes to liven the speech up. 他穿插了几个笑话来活跃演讲的气氛。
20 slip out phrasal verbphr v TELL A SECRETif something slips out, you say it without really intending to 被无意中说出 I didn’t mean to say it. The words slipped out. 我不是故意说的,是说漏了嘴。
21 slip up phrasal verbphr v MISTAKEto make a mistake 出差错,疏忽 → slip-up The company apologized for slipping up so badly. 这家公司为这么严重的疏忽表示歉意。
on Someone had slipped up on the order. 有人把订单给弄错了。
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.