slot
noun[C]
uk/slɒt/us/slɑːt/slotnoun[C](LONG HOLE)
C1
along,narrowhole,especiallyone for puttingcoinsinto or forfittingaseparatepieceinto:
狭缝;(尤指)投币口,狭槽I put mymoneyin the slot andpressedthebuttonbut nothing came out.我把钱放入投币口,按了按钮,但没有东西出来。
Theholderhas slots for 100CDs.这个CD架的槽口可以放100张CD。
Synonyms
breach(OPENING)formal
chink(CRACK)
cleft
crack(NARROW SPACE)
cranny
crevice
fissure
gap(HOLE)
intersticeformal
opening(HOLE)
slit
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Holes, hollows and dips
- anti-crack
- aperture
- blistered
- chink
- cranny
- cratering
- dint
- escape hatch
- gouge
- hollow
- imprint
- intake
- interstice
- leak
- leaky
- nook
- nooks and cranniesidiom
- piercing
- pinprick
- tear
slotnoun[C](AMOUNT OF TIME)
C1
anamountoftimethat isofficiallyallowedfor asingleeventin aplannedorderofactivitiesorevents:
(为某活动安排的)时段Theprogrammewilloccupythat half-hour slot before the six o'clocknews.那个节目将在六点新闻前的半小时这一时段播出。
anamountoftimethat isavailablefor anappointment,delivery, etc.:
Weplacedourorderbut had towaittwodaysfor adeliveryslot.
Couples have beenabletoreservetimeslots toobtainmarriagelicenses.
Periods of time - general words
- age
- at/in one sittingidiom
- day
- digital age
- duration
- interval
- leeway
- length
- life cycle
- lifetime
- making
- me time
- period
- rest
- session
- sleep
- spasm
- tide
- time span
- timescale
slot
verb[IorT,+ adv/prep]
uk/slɒt/us/slɑːt/-tt-to put something into a slot orfittogether using slots:
被(能)放于狭槽中Thelegsof thechairaremeantto slotintotheholesat the back.椅子腿应该要插到后面的孔里。
Do these twopiecesslottogether?这两个部件能插在一起吗?
SlotpieceAintopieceB, takingcaretokeepthe twopiecesatrightangles.把 A 件插入 B 件,注意使二者保持正确的角度。
Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- around
- changesomethingaround
- circle
- consign
- fit
- install
- lie
- manoeuvrable
- pile(something)up
- plant
- redeposit
- reinstall
- reinstallation
- relocate
- reorientate
- stick
- transpose
- transposition
Phrasal verb
slotsomeone/somethingin