slip
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they slip | |
| he / she / it slips | |
| past simple slipped | |
| past participle slipped | |
| -ing form slipping |
- [intransitive]
to slide a short distance by accident so that you fall or nearly fall 滑倒；滑跤 She slipped and landed flat on her back. 她滑了一下，直挺挺地仰面落地。 As I ran up the stairs, my foot slipped and I fell. 我跑上楼梯时失脚摔倒了。 She got on her feet and ran towards the door, slipping and sliding. 她站起来，向门口跑去，一边滑一边滑。 - slip on something
He slipped on a bar of soap in the shower room. 他在淋浴室里踩到一块肥皂滑倒了。 - slip over
She slipped over on the ice and broke her leg. 她在冰上滑倒把腿摔断了。
- [intransitive]
to slide out of position or out of your hand 滑落；滑离；脱落 My hand slipped as I was slicing the bread and I cut myself. 我切面包时手滑了一下，割伤了自己。 - + adv./prep.
His hat had slipped over one eye. 他的帽子滑下来遮住了一只眼睛。 The fish slipped out of my hand. 鱼从我手里溜掉了。 The child slipped from his grasp and ran off. 他一把没抓牢，让那孩子跑掉了。 - (figurative)
She was careful not to let her control slip. 她小心翼翼，不让自己失控。
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to go somewhere quickly and quietly, especially without being noticed 悄悄疾行；溜 She slipped out of the house before the others were awake. 她趁别人还没醒，溜出了房子。 I slipped away before the end of the performance. 演出还没结束我就悄悄溜走了。 The ship slipped into the harbour at night. 船在夜间悄然进港。 A guard was posted at the door, in case anyone tried to slip in. 门口派了一名警卫，以防有人试图溜进去。 - (figurative)
She knew that time was slipping away. 她知道时间在飞逝。
- [transitive]
to put something somewhere quickly, quietly or secretly 迅速放置；悄悄塞；偷偷放 - slip something + adv./prep.
Anna slipped her hand into his. 安娜悄悄把手伸过去，让他握住。 He slipped the letter back into its envelope. 他把信偷偷放回信封。 He beat three defenders before slipping the ball past the goalkeeper. 他击败了三名防守队员，然后把球传给了守门员。 She slipped her head around the door. 她把头绕过门。 I managed to slip a few jokes into my speech. 我设法在讲话中穿插了几个笑话。 I managed to slip in a few jokes. 我设法穿插了几个笑话。 He slipped the ring onto her finger. 他把戒指轻轻地套在她的手指上。 - slip something to somebody
They'd slipped some money to the guards. 他们悄悄塞给卫兵一些钱。 - slip somebody something
They'd slipped the guards some money. 他们悄悄塞给卫兵一些钱。
- slip something + adv./prep.
- [intransitive]
to fall to a lower level; to become worse 下降；退步；变差 Standards have slipped in the last few years. 在过去的几年里，标准下降了。 His popularity has slipped recently. 近来他已不如过去那样受欢迎。 The director never lets the tension slip. 导演从不放松紧张的情绪。 That's three times she's beaten me—I must be slipping! 她已经赢了我三回了，我一定是退步了！ A defeat would see them slip down the rankings. 如果失败，他们的排名就会下滑。 Already the Conservatives are slipping in the polls. 保守党在民调中已经开始下滑。 - slip from something to something
Pre-tax profits slipped from $3.9 million to $3.7 million,. 税前利润从390万美元下滑至370万美元。
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to pass into a particular state or situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one 陷入，进入（困难或不愉快的处境） - [intransitive, transitive]
to put clothes on or to take them off quickly and easily （迅速且容易地）穿上，脱下 - + adv./prep.
to slip into/out of a dress 麻利地穿上／脱掉连衣裙 - slip something + adv./prep.
to slip your shoes on/off 蹬上／脱了鞋 He slipped a coat over his sweatshirt. 他将一件外衣披在长袖套衫上。
- + adv./prep.
- [transitive, intransitive]
to get free; to make something/somebody/yourself free from something 摆脱；挣脱；松开；放走
slide/fall滑；倒
out of position脱离位置
go/put quickly快速地走／放置
become worse变差
into difficult situation陷入困境
clothes on/off穿／脱衣服
get free摆脱
Word Originverb Middle English (in the sense ‘move quickly and softly’): probably from Middle Low German slippen (verb); compare with slippery.
Idioms
let slip something
let something slip (through your fingers)
to miss or fail to use an opportunity 错过（机会）；失去（机会）
(slip/be thrown) out of gear
roll/slip/trip off the tongue
slip your mind
if something slips your mind, you forget it or forget to do it 被遗忘 I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. It completely slipped my mind. 对不起，我没有告诉你。我完全忘记了。
slip/roll/trip off the tongue
to be easy to say or pronounce 容易说（或发音）；顺口 It's not a name that exactly slips off the tongue, is it? 这不是一个失言的名字，是吗？
slip one over on somebody
- (informal)
to trick somebody 欺骗；愚弄
slip through the net
(also fall/slip through the cracks)