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| 1 | U a type of dark grey stone that breaks easily into flat thin pieces 板岩 | | 1a | C a single flat piece of slate used with others for covering a roof 石板瓦 | | | | 1b | C a flat piece of slate used in the past for writing on in schools （旧时学校书写用的）石板 | | |
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| 2 | C AMERICAN a list of people who are trying to win an election 候选人名单 |
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| - | put sth on the slate BRITISH
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| to buy something from a shop , café etc and pay for it later |
| 对某物进行赊账；赊账购买某物 |
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| - | slate blue/grey
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| a dark grey or greyish colour |
| 石板蓝；暗蓝灰色；灰黑色 |
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