slip away
phrasal verbwithslipverbuk/slɪp/us/slɪp/-pp-
C2
toleavesecretly:
秘密地离开Heslippedaway while we were allsleeping.当我们还在睡觉时他悄悄地离开了。
C2
If aperiodoftimeslipsaway, itpassesquickly:
(时间)很快地过去Time wasslippingaway and she had to make adecisionsoon.时间过得很快,她必须很快做出决定。
C2
If someone'spoweror thepossibilityof someonewinningorachievingsomethingslipsaway, itdisappears:
(权力、能力或可能性)消失Politicalpowerwas really intheirhandsand theyletitslipaway.他们曾一度掌握着很大的政治权力,但却没有把握住。
Departing
- abandon
- abandonment
- absquatulate
- backward
- be ready to rollidiom
- move
- outgoing
- p.o.q.
- peel away/off
- piss off
- pull
- pull out
- pullsomethingoff
- sea
- strike
- turfsomethingout
- vacate
- vamoose
- walk
- walk off(somewhere)
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Spending time & time passing
Losing and loss