slide
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to move easily over a smooth or wet surface; to make something move in this way (使)滑行,滑动 As I turned left on a bend, my car started to slide. 当我在拐弯处向左拐时,我的车开始打滑。 - + adv./prep.
We slid down the grassy slope. 我们从草坡上滑了下来。 A plane slid off the runway in Denver on Sunday. 周日,一架飞机在丹佛滑出跑道。 The drawers slide in and out easily. 这几个抽屉好推好拉。 - slide something + adv./prep.
She slid her hand along the rail. 她把手搭在栏杆上滑动着。 You can slide the front seats forward if necessary. 如有必要,您可以向前滑动前排座椅。 - slide + adj
The automatic doors slid open. 自动门慢慢开了。 - slide something + adj.
Quietly, she slid the drawer shut. 她悄悄地把抽屉关上。
Extra ExamplesTears slid slowly down his pale cheek. 眼泪慢慢顺着他苍白的面颊滑落下来。 The melting snow began to slide from the sloping roofs. 融化的雪开始从倾斜的屋顶上滴落下来。 a vehicle that will slide smoothly across snow 能在雪地上平稳滑行的车
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slowly
- quickly
- easily
- …
- across
- along
- down
- …
- slide open
- [intransitive, transitive]
to move quickly and quietly, for example in order not to be noticed; to make something move in this way synonym slip(使)快捷而悄声地移动 - + adv./prep.
He slid into bed. 他不声不响地钻进被子。 She slid out while no one was looking. 她趁着没人看见溜了出去。 - slide something + adv./prep.
The man slid the money quickly into his pocket. 那人很快把钱塞进自己的口袋。 He slid a shy look at Claire. 他害羞地瞥了克莱尔一眼。
Extra ExamplesThe moon slid silently behind a cloud. 月亮悄悄地藏到了一片云后。 Her eyes slid away from his own in embarrassment. 她尴尬地把目光从他身上移开。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slowly
- quickly
- easily
- …
- across
- along
- down
- …
- slide open
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive] slide (from…) (to…)
to become gradually lower or of less value 逐渐降低;贬值 - [intransitive] slide (down/into/towards something)
to move gradually into a worse situation 衰落(成);逐渐陷入;逐渐衰退(到) The industry has slid into decline. 这个行业已成衰退之势。 They were sliding towards bankruptcy. 他们正逐渐濒临破产。 He got depressed and began to let things slide (= failed to give things the attention they needed). 他意气消沉,得过且过。
The Hong Kong economy was sliding into recession. 香港经济正走向衰退。 The economy is sliding rapidly downhill. 经济迅速下滑。
move smoothly/quietly滑行;悄悄地移动
become lower/worse降低;衰落
Word OriginOld English slīdan (verb); related to sled and sledge. The noun, first in the sense ‘act of sliding’, is recorded from the late 16th cent.