| 释义 |
slate/sleit/ n., v. & adj.●n. 1 a fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into flat smooth plates (通常为灰、绿、紫蓝色的)板岩；页岩 2 a piece of such a plate used as roofing-material 石板，石板瓦 3 a piece of such a plate used for writing on, usu. framed in wood (通常带木框的、写字用的)石板 4 a bluish-grey colour 石板色，蓝灰色 5 N. Amer. a list of nominees for office etc. [北美]候选人名单 ●v. tr. 1 cover with slates esp. as roofing 用石板铺盖(尤指屋顶) 2 Brit. colloq. criticize severely; scold [英口]抨击，谴责 3 N. Amer. make arrangements for (an event etc.) [北美]安排，规划 4 N. Amer. propose or nominate for office etc. [北美]提名，推举 ●adj. made of slate 石板制的 □ on the slate Brit. recorded as a debt to be paid [英]赊账，挂账 □ wipe the slate clean forgive or cancel the record of past offences 捐弃前嫌，勾销往事 □ slating n.□ slaty adj.[Middle English s(c)late from Old French esclate, fem. form of esclat SLAT] |