glide
verb/ɡlaɪd/
/ɡlaɪd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they glide | /ɡlaɪd/ /ɡlaɪd/ |
he / she / it glides | /ɡlaɪdz/ /ɡlaɪdz/ |
past simple glided | /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/ /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/ |
past participle glided | /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/ /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/ |
-ing form gliding | /ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/ /ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move smoothly and quietly, especially as though it takes no effort
滑行;滑动;掠过 - Swans went gliding past.
天鹅滑行而过。 - The skaters were gliding over the ice.
滑冰者在冰上滑行。
Extra Examples- a swan gliding serenely past
一只天鹅静静地滑过 - Boats were gliding gracefully on the lake.
小船在湖面上优雅地行驶。 - The ball glided into the back of the net.
球滑入网后。 - The blade glided easily over my skin.
刀片轻松地在我的皮肤上滑动。 - The dancers glided smoothly across the floor.
舞蹈演员在地板上轻盈滑过。
- Swans went gliding past.
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of birds or aircraft) to fly using air currents, without the birds moving their wings or the aircraft using the engine
滑翔 - An eagle was gliding high overhead.
一只鹰在头顶上空翱翔。 - The plane managed to glide down to the runway.
飞机终于成功地滑翔降落在跑道上。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by airc1- The swan spread its wings and glided gently downward.
那只天鹅展开双翅轻盈地向下滑翔。 - He cut the engines and glided silently into the clearing.
他关上发动机,无声地滑翔降落在林中空地。
- An eagle was gliding high overhead.
Word OriginOld English glīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch glijden and German gleiten.