any unpleasant thick liquid substance 污浊的泥浆;(恶心的)黏液 The pond was full of mud and green slime. 池子里满是淤泥和绿色的污水。 Snails and slugs leave a trail of slime. 蜗牛和蛞蝓会留下一串粘液。 the primeval slime from which all life developed 生命起源的原生浆液
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- primeval
- primordial
- …
- be covered in
- be covered with
- produce
- …
- ooze
- mould/mold
- a trail of slime
Word OriginOld English slīm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slijm and German Schleim ‘mucus, slime’, Latin limus ‘mud’, and Greek limnē ‘marsh’.