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- no obj., with adverbial of direction move with a smooth continuous motion, typically with little noise（尤指无声地）滑动：
a few gondolas glided past.
几艘小划船悄然划过。
1.1
- with obj. and adverbial of direction cause to move with a smooth continuous motion使滑动, 使滑行。
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- no obj. make an unpowered flight, either in a glider or in an aircraft with engine failure（滑翔机或失去动力的飞机）滑翔。
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- (of a bird) fly through the air with very little movement of the wings（鸟儿）滑翔。
in sing.
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- a smooth continuous movement滑行, 滑动; 滑移。
1.1
- an unpowered manoeuvre in an aircraft（飞机的）停车机动。
1.2
- a flight in a glider or unpowered aircraft（滑翔机或无动力飞机的）飞行。
1.3
- Cricket a glancing stroke which slightly deflects the ball, especially towards the leg side【板球】（尤指向腿侧的）斜击。
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- a smooth continuous step in ballroom dancing滑行型舞步。
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- Phonetics a sound produced as the vocal organs move towards or away from articulation of a vowel or consonant, for example /j/ in duke /djuːk/【语音】滑音, 延音。
词源
Old English glīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch glijden and German gleiten.