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slate

noun
/sleɪt/
/sleɪt/
Idioms
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  1. [uncountable] a type of dark grey stone that splits easily into thin flat layers板岩；石板
    • a slate quarry板岩采石場
    • The sea was the colour of slate.大海的顔色像石板。
  2. [countable] a small thin piece of slate, used for covering roofs（蓋房頂的）石板瓦
    • A loose slate had fallen from the roof.一塊鬆動的石板瓦從房頂上掉了下來。
    Topics Buildingsc2
  3. [countable] (North American English) a list of the candidates in an election（選舉中的）候選人名單
    • a slate of candidates候選人名單
    • the Democratic slate民主黨候選人名單
  4. [countable] a small sheet of slate in a wooden frame, used in the past in schools for children to write on（舊時學生用以寫字的）石板
    5. Word OriginMiddle English sclate, sklate, shortening of Old French esclate, feminine synonymous with esclat ‘piece broken off’, from esclater ‘to split’. Sense (2) of the verb arose from the practice of noting a name on a writing slate.
Idioms
a blank canvas/slate
  1. a person or thing that has the potential to be developed or changed in many different ways觸控式電腦；平板電腦
    • The building is a blank canvas for an clever investor to potentially make a lot of money.對於一個聰明的投資者來說，這座建築是一張空白的畫布，可能會賺大錢。
    • Alice was a blank slate in the first film because she had memory loss and knew nothing about herself.愛麗絲在第一部電影中是空白的，因爲她失去了記憶，對自己一無所知。
a clean slate/sheet
  1. a record of your work or behaviour that does not show any mistakes or bad things that you have done無過錯記錄；清白的歷史
    • No government operates with a completely clean slate.沒有一個政府是完全清白的。
wipe the slate clean
  1. to agree to forget about past mistakes or arguments and start again with a relationship把以往過錯一筆勾銷；一消前愆；捐棄前嫌Topics Discussion and agreementc2

slate

verb
/sleɪt/
/sleɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they slate
/sleɪt/
/sleɪt/
he / she / it slates
/sleɪts/
/sleɪts/
past simple slated
/ˈsleɪtɪd/
/ˈsleɪtɪd/
past participle slated
/ˈsleɪtɪd/
/ˈsleɪtɪd/
-ing form slating
/ˈsleɪtɪŋ/
/ˈsleɪtɪŋ/
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  1. slate somebody/something (for something) (British English) to criticize somebody/something, especially in a newspaper（尤指在報紙上）批評，抨擊
    • to slate a book/play/writer批評一部書／一出戲／一位作家
    • The critics slated his latest production.評論家們批評了他的最新作品。
    • She was universally slated for her much-publicized views on marriage.她因其廣爲人知的婚姻觀而受到普遍指責。
    Topics TV, radio and newsc2
  2. [usually passive] to plan that something will happen at a particular time in the future預定；計劃；安排
    • be slated for something The houses were first slated for demolition five years ago.這些房子在五年前就確定要拆除了。
    • The next conference is slated for July.下一次會議定於7月舉行。
    • be slated to do something The new store is slated to open in spring.新商店預計春天開業。
  3. [usually passive] (especially North American English, informal) to suggest or choose somebody for a job, position, etc.推舉；選定
    • be slated for something I was told that I was being slated for promotion.我聽說，我被定爲提升的人選。
    • be slated to do something He is slated to play the lead in the new musical.他獲選在新的音樂劇中擔任主角。
    Topics Suggestions and advicec2
    4. Word OriginMiddle English sclate, sklate, shortening of Old French esclate, feminine synonymous with esclat ‘piece broken off’, from esclater ‘to split’. Sense (2) of the verb arose from the practice of noting a name on a writing slate.

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