slime
noun/slaɪm/
/slaɪm/
[uncountable]- any unpleasant thick liquid substance
污浊的泥浆；（恶心的）黏液 - The pond was full of mud and green slime.
池子里满是淤泥和绿色的污水。 - Snails and slugs leave a trail of slime.
蜗牛和蛞蝓会留下粘液痕迹。 - the primeval slime from which all life developed
生命起源的原生浆液
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- primeval
- primordial
- …
- be covered in
- be covered with
- produce
- …
- ooze
- mould/mold
- a trail of slime
Word OriginOld English slīm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slijm and German Schleim ‘mucus, slime’, Latin limus ‘mud’, and Greek limnē ‘marsh’. - The pond was full of mud and green slime.