mass noun
1
- partially melted snow or ice半融化的雪(或冰), 雪泥, 软冰:
the snow was turning into brown slush in the gutters.
排水沟里的雪开始化成棕色的雪泥。
1.1
- watery mud烂泥。
2
- informal excessive sentiment〈非正式〉多愁善感:
the slush of Hollywood's romantic fifties films.
50年代好莱坞言情片中的多愁善感。
no obj.
- make a squelching or splashing sound弄出泼溅声:
there was water slushing around in the galley.
船上厨房内响起了刷刷的水泼溅声。
词源
mid 17th cent.: probably imitative; compare with SLOSH.