slip
verb
uk/slɪp/us/slɪp/-pp-slipverb(SLIDE)
B1[I]
toslidewithoutintendingto:
滑倒；失脚She slipped on theice.她在冰上滑倒了。
Careful you don't slip - there'swateron thefloor.小心别滑倒了——地板上有水。
Therazorslipped while he wasshavingand hecuthimself.他刮胡子时剃须刀一滑，把自己划伤了。
C2[I]
tomoveout of thecorrectposition:
移出正确的位置，滑走Herhathad slipped over oneeye.她的一只眼睛被滑下的帽子盖住了。
He couldfeeltheropeslipping out of hisgrasp.他能感觉到绳子正从他手中滑走。
- I slipped on theiceandlandedrighton mybottom!
- Careful you don't slip on thisfloorinyoursocks!
- He'd slipped in thebathandbrokenhiship.
- Theglassjust slipped from mygrasp.
- I slipped as Isteppedonto theplatform.
Advancing and moving forward
- advance
- advancing
- beeline
- come
- come over
- come up
- cruise
- gain
- gain onsomeone/something
- ghost
- head
- make
- make forsomewhere/something
- make towardssomething/someone
- proceed
- progress
- pull
- push
- run
- slide
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General words for movement
slipverb(DO QUICKLY)
C2[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
to gosomewhereor put somethingsomewherequickly, often so that you are notnoticed:
溜走；迅速地做；悄悄地做Just slipout oftheroomwhile nobody'slooking.趁没人注意时溜出房间。
She slippedbetweenthecoolcottonsheetsand wassoonasleep.她钻进凉爽的棉褥单里，很快就睡着了。
He slipped apieceofpaperintomyhandwith hisaddresson it.他偷偷把一张写有他地址的纸塞到我的手里。
[+ two objects]If you slip thewaitersomemoney/slip somemoneytothewaiterhe'll give you thebesttable.如果你偷偷塞点钱给侍者，他会为你安排最好的位置。
- I slippedquietlyout of the backdoor.
- Shefoundthe side-dooropenand slipped into thehouseunseen.
- Wemanagedto slip awayunnoticed.
- I slipped akeyinto hishandwhile she wasn'tlooking.
- I slipped a ten-poundnoteinto hishandas wehugged.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- buzz
- careen
- career
- fluent
- gun
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
slipverb(GET WORSE)
[I]
to go into aworsestate, often because oflackofcontrolorcare:
变糟；下降，退步Productivity in thefactoryhas slippednoticeablyin the lastyear.工厂一年来生产率显著下降。
Theschedulehasstartedto slip(= things arehappeninglaterthanplanned).日程开始推迟。
I don'tknowwhat wentwrong, I must be slipping.我不知道哪里出了问题，我一定是退步了。
Deteriorating and making worse
- add
- admin
- aggravate
- backslide
- be (all) downhillidiom
- debase
- deteriorate
- deterioration
- devaluation
- devalue
- disintegrate
- dog
- make matters worseidiom
- one step forward, two steps backidiom
- regress
- regression
- regressive
- relapse
- worse
- worsen
slipverb(ESCAPE)
[T]
to getfreefrom,leave, orescapesomething:
逃离，离开Theshipslippeditsmoorings.船漂离了停泊处。
Running away and escaping
- abscond
- back away
- back off
- bail out
- be at largeidiom
- be on the runidiom
- escape
- extrication
- flee
- fugitive
- gaolbreak
- getaway
- leg
- scarper
- scram
- shakesomethingoff
- shoot
- shoot through
- skedaddle
- throw
slipverb(VALUE)
[I]
to go down invalue:
价值降低ThedollarslippedagainsttheJapaneseyen.美元对日元汇率下降。
Becoming and making smaller or less
- abridgment
- attenuate
- attenuated
- attenuating
- attenuation
- boil
- damp
- falling
- falling-off
- foreshorten
- foreshortened
- go through the flooridiom
- haircut
- rollback
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- rundown
- sag
- salami slicing
- shave
- telescope
Idioms
slipsomeone'smemory/mind
slip throughsomeone'sfingers
slip through the net
Phrasal verbs
slip away
slip intosomething
slip out
slip out ofsomething
slip up
slip
noun
uk/slɪp/us/slɪp/slipnoun(PIECE OF PAPER)
[C]
asmallpieceofpaper:
纸条；小纸片a slipofpaper一张纸条
If youwanttoorderabookfillout thegreenslip.如果想订购书，就填写那张绿色单子。
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a noseidiom
- clipping
- crumb
- dab
- dash
- dollop
- grain
- hint
- oddments
- paring
- peewee
- pinch
- potsherd
- skinny
- spark
- tad
- thimbleful
- tidbit
- tiddler
- titbit
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Publishing: paper & stationery
slipnoun(MISTAKE)
[C]
asmallmistake:
小错误，疏漏She'smadeone or two slips -mainlyspellingerrors- but it'sbasicallywell written.她犯了一两个小错误——主要是拼写错误——不过基本上写得很不错。
a mistake
- mistakeIt was just a silly mistake - no need to apologize.
- errorHe admitted that he'd made an error.
- blunderThe company was struggling after a series of financial blunders.
- slipIt was an understandable slip.
- mix-upThere was a mix-up with the bags at the airport.
- gaffeI made a real gaffe by calling her "Emma", which is the name of his previous girlfriend.
Faults and mistakes
- aberration
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- blemish
- error
- failing
- false move
- faux pas
- flaw
- malaprop
- miscue
- misfunction
- misperception
- misprint
- that's/it'syourfuneral!idiom
- typo
- wardrobe malfunction
- weakness
- what price...?idiom
slipnoun(FALL)
[C]
anactoffallingorsliding:
摔倒；滑跤One slipmeantalongtumbleto therocksbelow.一旦滑倒就意味着一路摔滚到下面的石头上。
Falling and dropping
- ass
- base jumping
- collapse/fall in a heapidiom
- cropper
- crumple
- drop
- drop like fliesidiom
- faceplant
- fall away
- fly
- let goidiom
- mic drop
- nosedive
- overbalance
- parachutist
- plunge
- pratfall
- shower
- thump
- trip
slipnoun(GETTING WORSE)
[C]
anoccasionwhen somethingbecomesworse:
（情况）变糟A slip in thevalueof the U.S.dollarhelpedpushpriceshigher.美元下跌推高了价格。
a slip instandards水平下跌
Deteriorating and making worse
- add
- admin
- aggravate
- backslide
- be (all) downhillidiom
- debase
- deteriorate
- deterioration
- devaluation
- devalue
- disintegrate
- dog
- make matters worseidiom
- one step forward, two steps backidiom
- regress
- regression
- regressive
- relapse
- worse
- worsen
slipnoun(UNDERWEAR)
[C]
apieceofunderwearfor a woman orgirlthat is like adressorskirt
女式衬裙Underwear
- base layer
- basque
- binder
- bloomer
- bodice
- falsies
- French knickers
- G-string
- girdle
- kecks
- shorts
- singlet
- skivvy
- sports bra
- string vest
- uplift
- vest
- VPL
- wedgie
- wifebeater
slipnoun(FOR BOAT)
[C]
aplacewhere aboatorshipcan beparked, between twopiers
两座码头之间可停船的水面Ports & docks
- anchorage
- basin
- boathouse
- breakwater
- derrick
- dockyard
- free port
- harbour master
- haven
- hoverport
- marina
- passport control
- pier
- port
- quayside
- sea wall
- superport
- terminal
- the dockside
- wharf
slipnoun(SMALL)
slip of asomethingold-fashioned
smallandthin, usually because of beingyoung:
瘦小的Iknewher when she was a slip of agirl.她还是个小女孩的时候我就认识她了。
Describing people who are young
- adolescent
- atyourmother's kneeidiom
- be knee-high to a grasshopperidiom
- flower
- fresh-faced
- freshness
- knee-high
- little
- mother
- prepubescent
- small
- teen
- teenage
- time
- yoof
- young
- young adult
- youthful
- youthfully
- youthfulness
slipnoun(ESCAPE)
givesomeonethe slipinformal
toescapefrom someone who isfollowingorchasingyou
逃离（某人），摆脱（某人）Running away and escaping
- abscond
- back away
- back off
- bail out
- be at largeidiom
- be on the runidiom
- escape
- extrication
- flee
- fugitive
- gaolbreak
- getaway
- leg
- scarper
- scram
- shakesomethingoff
- shoot
- shoot through
- skedaddle
- throw
Idioms
slip of the tongue
there's many a slip twixt cup and lip