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Cf 参看sit up (and take notice). sit-down n. 1 (also ,sit-down `strike) strike in which workers occupy a factory, etc until their demands are considered or met 静坐罢工（工人占据厂房, 争取要求获考虑或满足）. 　?B2 [attrib 作定语] (of a meal) served to people sitting down （指就餐）由服务员送到座位的, 坐著吃 的: a sit-down lunch 坐著吃的午餐. sit-in n. protest made by sitting in （在建筑物内的）静坐示威: a sit-in at the city council offices 在 市议会办事处内的静坐示威. sitting member ( Brit) candidate at a general election who holds the seat until the next election is called 现任的议员. sitting-room n. (esp Brit) = living-room (living2). sitting tenant tenant who is actually occupying a flat, house, etc （公寓、房屋等的）正在租用的人: It's difficult to sell a house with a sitting tenant. 住著房客的房子很难卖. sitar / sI5tB:(r), 5sItB:(r); sI`tBr, `sI9tBr/ n Indian stringed instrument resembling a guitar, with a long neck 锡塔琴（似吉他的印度弦乐器）. sitcom / 5sItkCm; `sIt9kBm/ n (infml 口) = situation comedy (situation). site / saIt; saIt/ n 1 place where a building, town, etc was, is, or will be situated （建筑物、城镇等 的）地方, 位置, 遗址, 地基: built on the site of a Roman fort 建筑在古罗马城堡的遗址上 * a site for a new school 选定的新校址* deliver the materials to a building site 把建筑材料送到工地去 * I picked a sheltered site for the tent. 我选了个有遮蔽的地方搭帐棚. 2 place where sth has happened or will happen, or for a particular activity （事情发生的或活动的）地点, 现场: the site of the battle 战场* Rescue workers rushed to the site of the plane crash. 救护人员急速赶到飞机坠毁 的现场. site v. [Tn, Tn.pr] locate (a building, etc); place 择定（建筑物等）的位置; 设置: a factory sited next to a railway line 设置在铁路沿线的工厂* Is it safe to site the power-station here? 把发电厂建在 这里安全吗? sitter / 5sItE(r); `sItL/ n 1 person who is being painted or photographed 被画像或拍照的人. 2 (a) bird or animal that is not flying or moving and is therefore easy to shoot 不在飞行中或运动中的鸟 或兽（因而容易射中）. (b) (sl 俚) thing that is easy to do, catch, etc 易做的或易捕捉的事物: The purse in her handbag was a sitter for any thief. 她手提袋里的钱包小偷很容易偷走. 3 (with an adj 与形容词连用) hen that sits (sit 5) 孵蛋的母鸡: a good/poor sitter 孵蛋的[不孵蛋的]母鸡. 4 (infml 口) = baby-sitter (baby). sitting / 5sItIN; `sItIN/ n 1 time during which a lawcourt, parliament, etc sits continuously （法庭、 议会等）开庭、开会等的期间: during a long sitting 在冗长的议会开会期间. 2 period when a group of people eat a meal 一批人就餐的时间: The dining-hall is small, so there are two sittings for lunch. 饭厅很小, 所以午饭分两批吃. * About 100 people can be served at one sitting, ie together, at onetime. 约一百人可同时进餐. 3 period spent continuously in one activity 持续进行某一活动的 时间: finish reading a book at one sitting 一口气读完一本书. 4 period spent by sb being painted or photographed 供人画像或拍照的时间: The portrait was completed after six sittings. 这幅画模特儿 坐了六次才画完. 5 number of eggs on which a hen sits （一只母鸡等）一次孵的卵数. in situ / 9In 5sItju:; In`saItju/ (Latin 拉) in its original or proper place 在原处; 在原位置. situate / 5sItjUeIt; ?@ 5sItFUeIt; `sItFJ9et/ v [Tn.pr esp passive 尤用于被动语态] (fml 文) place or locate (eg a building or town) in a certain position 使（如建筑物或城镇）建于或坐落在某处: The company wants to situate its headquarters in the north. 公司想把总部设在北方. * The village is situated in a valley. 那个村子在山谷里. * Where will the school be situated? 学校要建在哪儿? situated adj. [pred 作表语] (of a person) in circumstances of a specified kind; placed （指人）处于 某种境况: Having six children and no income, I was badly situated. 我有六个孩子却没有收入, 生 活十分困难. * How are you situated with regard to equipment? ie Do you have all you need? 你所需 的设备都有了吗? situation / 9sItFU5eIFn; 9sItFJ`eFEn/ n 1 set of circumstances or state of affairs, esp at a certain time 状况, 处境, 局面, 形势（尤指某时期的）: find oneself in an embarrassing situation 觉得自己处于 尴尬的境地* get into/out of adifficult situation 陷入[摆脱]困难的状况* the worseningdiplomatic situation 日趋恶化的外交局面* The company is in a poor financial situation, eg is losing money. 公司财务状况不佳. 2 position of a town, building, etc in relation to its surroundings （城镇、建 筑物等相对于周围环境的）位置: a beautiful situation overlooking the valley 可俯瞰山谷的优美地 点. 3 (fml 文) paid job 有酬劳的工作; 职业: find a new situation 找个新工作 * Situations vacant/Situations wanted, eg as headings for newspaper advertisements from people offering or looking for jobs. 招聘[求职]（如报纸上的广告标题）. 4 (idm 习语) save the situation => save. situation comedy ( also infml 口语作sitcom) comedy, usu a TV or radio programme, based on a set of characters in a particular situation 情景喜剧（一批角色在特定情景中的喜剧表演, 通常指电 视或广播剧）. six / sIks; sIks/ pron, det 1 6; one more than five 6, 六（个）. =>App 4 见附录4. 2 (idm 习语) at ,sixes and `sevens (infml 口) in confusion 乱七八糟: I haven't had time to arrange everything, so I'm all at sixes and sevens. 我没来得及把每件事都安排好, 因此心里七上八下的. six n. the number 6 *6; 六. sixth / sIksW; sIksW/ pron, det 6th; next after fifth 第6, 第六（个）. sixthly adv. sixth n. one of six equal parts of sth 六分之一: save a sixth of one's income 把收入的六分之一储 存起来. `sixth form (Brit) (in secondary schools) class of pupils preparing for A-level examinations （中学）六年级（为准备参加英国普通教育文凭高级程度考试的班级）: [attrib 作定语] a sixth-form pupil, lesson 中学六年级的学生、课. sixth-former n. pupil in this form 中学六年级学生. For the uses of six and sixth see the examples at five and fifth. 关于 six 和 sixth 的用法见 five 和 fifth 词条中的示例. sixfold / 5sIksfEUld; `sIks`fold/ adj, adv 1 six times as much or as many; six times as great 六倍 （的）: a sixfoldincrease 六倍的增加 * increase sixfold 增加六倍. 2 having six parts 有六个部分 的. six-footer n. (infml 口) 1 person who is six foot tall 身高六英尺的人. 2 thing that is six foot long 六英尺长的东西. six-pack n. (esp US) case of six bottles or cans, esp of beer 六瓶或六罐装（尤指啤酒）. sixpence / 5sIkspEns; `sIkspEns/ n 1 former GB coin having a value of six old pennies (before 1971)（英国旧时）面值六便士的硬币（1971 年前）. 2 sum of six pennies 六便士: It costs sixpence. 价值为六便士. sixpenny / 5sIkspEnI; `sIks9pEnI/ adj [attrib 作定语] costing six pennies 值六便士的. six-shooter n. revolver with six bullets when fully loaded 六发左轮手枪. sixteen / 9sIk5sti:n; sIks`tin/ pron, det 16; one more than fifteen 16, 十六（个）. =>App 4 见附录4. sixteen n. the number 16 *16; 十六. sixteenth / sIk5sti:nW; sIks`tinW/ pron, det 16th; next after fifteenth 第16, 第十六（个）. n one of sixteen equal parts of sth 十六分之一. six`teenth note (US) = semiquaver. For the uses of sixteen and sixteenth see the examples at five and fifth. 关于 sixteen 和 sixteenth 的用法见 five 和 fifth 词 条中的示例. sixty / 5sIkstI; `sIkstI/ pron, det 60; one more than fifty-nine *60, 六十（个）. =>App 4 见附录4. sixtieth / 5sIkstIEW; `sIkstIIW/ pron, det 60th; next after fifty-ninth 第60, 第六十（个）. n one of sixty equal parts of sth 六十分之一. sixty n. 1 the number 60 *60; 六十. 2 the sixties [pl] numbers, years or temperature from 60 to 69 从60 到69 的数目、年数或温度. 3 (idm 习语) in one's `sixties between the ages of 60 and 70 在60 岁到70 岁之间. For the uses of sixty and sixtieth see the examples at five and fifth. 关于 sixty 和 sixtieth 的用法见 five 和 fifth 词条中的示例. size / saIz; saIz/ n 1 [U, C] the measurements or amount of sth; degree of largeness or smallness （量 度、数量或程度的）大小, 多少: a building of vast size 巨大的建筑物* the car's compact size 小 型的汽车* people of all shapes and sizes 各种形体的人* about the size of (ie about as large as) a duck's egg 约鸭蛋般大小* the size of the cheque 支票的数额* a house of some size, ie a fairly large house 相当大的房子* They're both of a size, ie are the same size. 这两个大小相同. 2 [C] any of a number of standard measurements in which items such as clothes are made （服装等的）号, 码: a size fifteen collar 十五号的领子* trousers three sizes too large 大了三号的裤子* I take size nine shoes. 我穿九号的鞋. * You need a smaller size. 你需要小点号的. * Try this on for size, ie to see if it fits, whether or not you like it. 穿上这个试试尺码. 3 (idm 习语) that's about `it/about the `size of it that is (roughly) how matters stand 大致上就是这样. size v. 1 [Tn] sort (sth) according to size 将（某物）按大小排列或分类. 2 (phr v) size sb/sth up (infml 口) form a judgement or opinion of sb/sth 判断或估计某人[某事物]: We sized each other up at our first meeting. 我们初次见面时相互打量了一番. sizeable (also sizable) / -Ebl; -Ebl/ adj fairly large 相当大的; 颇大的: a sizeable field, house, sum of money 相当大的一块地[一所房子/一笔钱]. -sized ( forming compound adjs 用以构成复合形容词) having the specified size 某种大小的: a medium-sized garden. sizzle / 5sIzl; `sIzl/ v [I, Ip] (infml 口) make the hissing sound eg of sth frying in fat 发嘶嘶声（如煎 炸声）: sausages sizzling (away) in the pan 在锅里发出嘶嘶声的香肠* water sizzling as it falls on a hot rock 落在滚烫的石头上嘶嘶作响的水 * (fig 比喻) a sizzling hot day 炎热的一天. sizzle n. [sing] this sound 嘶嘶声. sizzler / 5sIzlE(r); `sIzlL/ n (infml 口) very hot day 炎热的日子; 大热天: Whew! What a sizzler! 唷! 多热的天哪! skate / skeIt; sket/ n 1 (a) (also `ice-skate) either of a pair of boots with steel blades fixed to the soles so that the wearer can glide smoothly over ice 溜冰鞋. (b) one of these blades 冰刀. 2 = roller-skate (roller). 3 (idm 习语) get/put one's `skates on (infml 口) hurry up 赶快: Get your skates on or you'll miss the bus. 快点儿, 不然你就赶不上公共汽车了. skate v. [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn] 1 move on skates; perform (sth) while moving in this way 溜冰; 溜冰表演 （某动作）: Can you skate? 你会滑冰吗? * skate along, past, over, etc (sth) 溜冰沿著、经过、越 过...（某物）* skate a figure of eight 溜8 字形. 2 (idm 习语) be skating on thin `ice talk about or do sth that can easily cause disagreement, protest or other trouble 谈论或做易引起分歧、反对意见 或其他麻烦的事: We could ignore him and go direct to the chairman, but we'd be skating on very thin ice. 我们可以不理会他而直接去找主席, 但那样做我们就如履薄冰了. 3 (phr v) skate over/round sth not deal with sth directly 间接处理某事物; 不直接触及某事物: skate over a difficulty, a delicate issue 对一困难、敏感问题一带而过* She skated round the likely cost of the plan. 她婉转地提到这项计画可能需要的费用. skater n. person who skates 滑冰的人. skating n. [U] sport of moving on skates 冰上运动: [attrib 作定语] a skating competition, club 滑 冰比赛、俱乐部. skateboard n. narrow board about 50 cm long, with roller-skate wheels fixed to it, which the rider stands on, eg to take part in races, demonstrate skill, etc 滑板（长约50 厘米的窄板, 装有滑轮, 可 站在上面滑行, 如作比赛或表演等）. =>illus 见插图. skateboarder n. person who uses a skateboard 玩滑板的人. skateboarding n. [U] sport of riding a skateboard 滑板运动. skating-rink n. area of natural or artificial ice for ice-skating; smooth area used for roller-skating 滑 冰场; 旱冰场. skate / skeIt; sket/ n (pl unchanged or ~s 复数或不变或作skates) large flat long-tailed fish that lives in the sea and is eaten as food 鳐（体大扁平、尾长的海鱼, 可食）. skedaddle / skI5dAdl; skI`dAdl/ v [I] (Brit infml 口) (usu imperative 通常用于祈使句) go away quickly 快走开. skein / skeIn; sken/ n 1 length of wool, thread, etc wound into a loose coil （纱、线等的）一束. 2 group of wild geese, etc in flight （飞行中的）一群（大雁等）. skeleton / 5skelItn; `skZlEtn/ n 1 (a) framework of bones supporting an animal or a human body （动物或人的）骨骼, 骨架: The child was reduced to a skeleton, ie very thin because of hunger, illness, etc. 这孩子骨瘦如柴. (b) such a framework, or a model of it, fixed in the position it has in the body, used esp for the purposes of study 骨架或骨架模型（尤用于科研）: ape skeletons inthe museum 博物馆里的猿的骨架. 2 (a) any supportingstructure or framework, eg of a building 框架 结构, 骨架结构（如建筑物的）: The block is still just a skeleton of girders. 这片建筑还只是仅有 主梁的骨架. (b) outline to which details are to be added 纲要; 提要: Her notes give us just the bare skeleton of her theory. 她的笔记只给我们提供了她的理论的梗概. 3 [attrib 作定语] having the smallest possible number of people, vehicles, etc needed to run an operation （进行一项作业所需的） 最起码数量的人员、车辆等: a skeleton crew, staff, etc 最低数量的船员、职员等* We only have a skeleton bus service on public holidays. 在公众假期, 只有最少量的公共汽车营运. 4 (idm 习 语) a skeleton in the `cupboard secret which would embarrass sb if it became known （若揭露出来可 能使某人难堪的）秘密: bribery of officials and other skeletons in the government's cupboard 政府中 的官员受贿以及其他丑事. skeleton key key that will open several different locks 万能钥匙. skeptic = sceptic. sketch / sketF; skZtF/ n 1 rough quickly-made drawing, without many details 素描; 速写; 草图: make a sketch of a face, place 作一面部、地方的速写. 2 short account or description, giving only basic details 简短的陈述或描写: a newspaper sketch of a debate in Parliament 报上关于议会辩论 的简短报道* give a sketch of one's plans 概述一项计画. 3 short funny play or piece of writing 诙谐的短剧或短文: a sketch set in a doctor's surgery 以医生诊所为背景的诙谐短剧* She writes satirical sketches for a magazine. 她为一家杂志撰写讽刺小品. sketch [I, Tn] 1 draw sketches; make a sketch of (sb/sth) 作素描; 画速写; 作（某人[某事物]）的素描、速 写或草图: go into the park to sketch (flowers) 去公园作（花卉）写生. 2 (phr v) sketch sth out give a general description or account of sth; outline sth 概述（某事）; 草拟: sketch out proposals for a new road 草拟修建新路的计画* Sketch out what you intend to do. 把你要做的事概括地叙述一下. sketchy adj. (-ier, -iest) (often derog 常作贬义) lacking thoroughness and detail; incomplete; rough 概要的; 不完全的; 粗略的: Your essay gives a rather sketchy treatment of the problem. 你的文章 只粗略地涉及到这个问题. * I have only a sketchy knowledge of geography. 我对地理只是一知半 解. * Information about the crisis was sketchy and hard to get. 关于这次危机的消息所知甚少并且 很难获得. sketchily adv: The book treats the problem too sketchily. 该书关于这一问题写得太简略. sketchiness n. [U]. sketch-book, `sketch-pad ns book of sheets of paper for sketching on 素描簿; 速写簿. sketch-map n. map, usu drawn by hand, that shows only basic details 略图; （通常指手画的）地图. skew / skju:; skju/ adj [usu pred 通常作表语] not straight; twisted or slanting 歪; 斜; 偏: The picture is a bit skew. 这幅画有点歪. Cf 参看 askew. skew n. (idm 习语) on the `skew skew 歪; 斜; 偏. skew-whiff / 9skju:5wIf; `skju9hwIf/ adj (Brit infml 口) skew 歪的; 斜的; 偏的: You've got your hat on skew-whiff. 你帽子戴歪了. skewbald / 5skju:bR:ld; `skju9bRld/ n, adj (animal, esp a horse) having patches of white and another colour (usu not black) 白色与另一颜色（黑色除外）夹杂的（动物, 尤指马）. Cf 参看 piebald. skewer / 5skjUE(r); `skjJL/ n pin of wood or metal with a point, pushed through meat to hold it together while cooking 串肉扦, 烤肉扦（烤肉时串肉用的）. skewer v. [Tn] push a skewer or sth similar through (sth) （用串肉扦或类似物）串起, 刺穿: He skewered his foot on a nail. 他的脚踩在钉子上了. ski / ski:; ski/ n either of a pair of long narrow strips of wood, plastic, etc fixed to a person's boots so that he can glide smoothly over snow 滑雪板: a pair of skis 一副滑雪板* bind on one's skis 缚上 滑雪板 * [attrib 作定语] a ski suit, slope, club 滑雪衣、斜坡、俱乐部. ski v. (pt, pp ski'd or skied, pres p skiing) [I, Ipr, Ip] move over snow on skis, esp as a sport 滑雪（尤 指作为运动）: go skiing in Switzerland 去瑞士滑雪* ski into a village 滑雪滑进一村庄 * ski past, along, down, etc 滑雪滑过、滑去、滑下. skier / 5ski:E(r); `skiL/ n person who uses skis 滑雪的人. skiing n [U] activity or sport of moving on skis 滑雪; 滑雪运动: [attrib 作定语] a skiing course, instructor, resort 滑雪课程、教练、胜地 * skiing equipment, clothes 滑雪用具、服装. =>illus 见插图. ski-bob n. vehicle used for races on snow and resembling a bicycle with skis instead of wheels 滑雪 车（状如自行车, 有滑雪板, 无轮）. ski-jump n. 1 jump made by a skier after sliding down a long ramp 滑雪跳跃. 2 ramp for making such jumps 供滑雪跳跃的斜坡. 3 competition in which such jumps are made 滑雪跳跃比 赛. ski-lift n. device for pulling or carrying skiers up a slope 载送滑雪者上坡的装置. ski-plane n. aircraft fitted with skis instead of wheels, enabling it to land on snow 雪上飞机（装有 雪橇、可在雪地降落的飞机）. skid / skId; skId/ n 1 sideways movement made eg by a car slipping on ice or turning a corner too fast 滑向一侧, 打滑（如车在结冰路上或急转弯时的）: try to get out of/correct a skid 设法纠正打 滑现象. 2 log, plank, etc used to make a track over which heavy objects may be dragged or rolled 滑道, 滚道, 滑轨（使重物易于在上面拉或滚动）. 3 piece of wood or metal that acts as a brake on the wheel of a cart, etc 制轮器; 刹车. 4 (idm 习语) put the skids under sb/sth (sl 俚) (a) cause sb/sth to fail 使某人[某事]失败: The government put the skids under the plan by stopping their research grant. 政府停发研究经费让他们的计画半途而废. (b) make sb hurry 催促某人. skid v. (-dd-) [I, Ipr, Ip] (of a car, etc) move or slip sideways （指汽车等）滑向一侧, 打滑: The car skidded on the ice. 汽车在冰上打滑了. * The bus skidded (on) into a wall. 公共汽车打滑撞到墙上. skid-pan surface specially prepared for skidding on, so that drivers can practise controlling skids 转向试验场 （为司机练习控制车辆打滑的特制路面）. skid row / 9skId 5rEU; 9skId`ro/ (US sl 俚) slum area where vagrants live 流浪者住的贫民区: He ended up on skid row. 他最后沦落到了流浪人的贫民区. skies pl of sky. skiff / skIf; skIf/ n small light boat for rowing or sculling, usu by one person 轻舟, 小艇（通常指单人 划的）. skiffle / 5skIfl; `skIfEl/ n [U] (esp Brit) type of music popular in the 1950's, a mixture of jazz and folk-song often using improvised instruments and a singer with a guitar or a banjo 二十世纪五十年 代流行的一种爵士乐: [attrib 作定语] a skiffle group, song, etc 爵士乐团、歌曲等. skilful (US skillful) / 5skIlfl; `skIlfEl/ adj ~ (at sth/doing sth) having or showing skill 有技巧的; 熟 练的:a skilful painter, driver, performer 熟练的画家、司机、表演者* a skilful performance 熟 的表演* skilful atinventing excuses 很会编造藉口. skilfully / -fElI; -fElI/ adv. skill / skIl; skIl/ n 1 [U] ~ (at sth/doing sth) ability to do sth well 技能; 技艺; 技巧: show great skill at driving, telling stories, playing billiards 显示出驾驶、讲故事、打台球的高度技巧. 2 [C] particular type of skill 技能; 技艺; 技巧: the practical skills needed in carpentry 木工所需的应用 技艺. skilled adj. 1 ~ (in/at sth/doing sth) (a) having skill; skilful 熟练的; 有能力的: a skilled negotiator 谈判能手 * skilled at dealing with complaints 善于处理投诉个案. (b) experienced; trained 有经验的; 训练过的: a skilled worker, salesperson, etc 有经验的工人、推销员等 * an actor skilled at improvising 擅长临场发挥的演员. 2 [attrib 作定语] (of work) needing skill （指工 作）需要技能的: a skilled job 技术性的工作. skillet / 5skIlIt; `skIlIt/ n 1 (esp US) frying-pan 煎锅. =>illus at pan 见 pan 插图. 2 small metal cooking-pot with a long handle and (usu) feet 小的长柄锅（通常带有支脚）. skim / skIm; skIm/ v (-mm-) 1 [Tn] remove cream, scum, etc from the surface of (a liquid) 撇去（液 体）表面的油脂、浮沫等: skim milk 撇去牛奶上的奶油.2 (a) [Ipr, Tn no passive 不用于被动语 态] move or glide lightly over (a surface), not touching it or only occasionally touching it 掠过或擦 过（某物的表面）: swallows skimming (over) the water/along the ground 擦著水面[地面]飞过的燕 子* aircraft skimming the roof-tops 从屋顶上掠过的飞机. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr] cause (a stone, etc) to pass low over water, bouncing several times 使（石块等）擦过水面, 反弹几次; 用（石块等）打水 漂: skimming pebbles (over the lake) 用小圆石（在湖面上）打水漂. 3 [Ipr, Tn] ~ (through/over) sth read sth quickly, noting only the main points 略读; 浏览: skim (through) the report in half an hour 用半小时浏览这份报告* skim over the list, looking for one's name 很快地看著名单, 寻找自己的 名字. 4 (phr v) skim sth from/off sth; skim sth off remove (cream, scum, etc) from the surface of a liquid （从液体表面）撇去（油脂、浮沫等）: skim the cream from the milk 从牛奶上撇去奶油 * skim the fat off (the soup) 把（汤上面的）油撇去. skimmer n. 1 type of spoon with holes in, used for skimming liquids （撇油、撇沫用的）漏杓. 2 water bird with long wings 剪嘴行鸥（长翼水鸟）. skimmed milk (also ,skim `milk) milk from which the cream has been skimmed 脱脂奶. skimp / skImp; skImp/ (also scamp / skmp; skAmp/) v [I, Ipr, Tn] ~ (on sth) use or provide less than enough of (what is needed) 使用或供给（所需之物）不敷应用: Use plenty of oil. Don't skimp! 多 用些油. 别省著! * They have to skimp on fuel in winter. 冬天他们得节省燃料. * skimp material when making a dress 做连衣裙时节省布料. skimpy adj. (-ier, -iest) using or having less than enough of what is needed （所需之物）不足的, 不 够的: a rather skimpy meal 分量不太够的一顿饭* The dancers wore skimpy dresses, ie that did not cover much of the body. 那些跳舞的人穿著不足以遮体. skimpily adv: a skimpily made dress 做得太小的连衣裙. skimpiness n. [U]. skin / skIn; skIn/ n 1 [U] elastic substance that forms the outer covering of the body of a person or an animal （人或动物的）皮, 皮肤: a dark, an olive, a fair, etc skin 黝黑的、橄榄色的、白皙的皮 肤 * She has a beautiful skin, ie complexion. 她肤色很美. * [attrib 作定语] a skin disease, treatment 皮肤病、皮肤治疗. 2 [U, C] (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) skin of an animal that has been removed from its body, with or without the fur; hide; fur 毛皮; 皮革; 皮张: `pigskin, `calfskin, `sheepskin 猪皮、小牛皮、羊皮 * a `rabbit-skin 兔皮. 3 [C] (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) vessel for storing liquids, made from the whole skin of an animal （装液体用的）皮囊（用整个兽皮制成的）: a `wineskin 酒囊. 4 (a) [C, U] outer covering of a fruit or plant 果皮; 植物的外皮: slip on a banana skin 踩著香蕉皮而滑倒* grape skins 葡萄皮. Cf 参 看peel n, rind, zest 3. (b) [C, U] thin covering of a sausage （灌香肠用的）肠衣. (c) [C usu sing 通 常作单数] any outer covering or case 外壳; 外皮: the metal skin of an aircraft 飞机的金属外壳 * a waterproof plastic skin on a metal sheet 金属板的防水塑料外层. 5 [C, U] thin layer that forms on the surface of certain liquids, eg boiled milk 结于某些液面的薄层（如煮过的牛奶的表面）: the skin on a milk pudding 牛奶布丁上的乳皮* a skin forming on the paint in the pot 罐中油漆结的一层 皮. 6 (idm 习语) beauty is only skin deep => beauty. be no skin off one's nose (infml 口) not concern one; not matter to one 与己无关; 事不关己; 满不在乎: It's no skin off my nose if I lose this job, I can always get another one. 我失掉这份工作也没有关系, 我随时都能再找到工作. by the ,skin of one's `teeth (infml 口) only just 仅; 刚刚: He escaped by the skin of his teeth. 他险些没 逃掉. get under sb's `skin (infml 口) (a) annoy or irritate sb 惹恼或激怒（某人）: Don't let him get under your skin! 别让他惹著你! (b) interest or attract sb greatly 深深地打动或吸引（某人）: The charm of the place soon gets under your skin. 这地方很美丽, 你很快就会爱上这个地方. have got sb under one `skin (infml 口) be strongly attracted to sb 对某人极感兴趣. have, etc a hide/skin like a rhinoceros => rhinoceros. jump out of one's `skin (infml 口) be startled 吓一大跳: I nearly jumped out of my skin when a hand grabbed me in the dark. 黑暗中有一只手把我抓住, 可真把我吓了一大 跳. save one's (own) skin => save. (nothing but/all) skin and `bone (infml 口) very thin 极瘦; 皮包 骨: He was all skin and bone after his illness. 他病后瘦成皮包骨. ,soaked/,wet to the `skin (of a person) completely soaked （指人）湿透: We were soaked to the skin after the storm. 暴雨过后我们 全都湿透了. (have) a thin/thick `skin (infml 口) (have) a character that makes one easily/not easily hurt by criticism, insults, etc 脸皮薄[厚]; 禁得住[禁不住]批评、侮辱等: You need a thick skin to be a politician. 当政客得脸皮厚. skin v. (-nn-) 1 (a) [Tn] take the skin off (eg an animal) 剥掉（如动物）的皮: skin a rabbit, fox, etc 剥兔子、狐狸等的皮. (b) injure by scraping skin off (eg one's knees) 擦破（如膝盖）的皮: I skinned my elbow against the wall. 我的肘部撞在墙上擦破了皮. 2 (idm 习语) keep one's eyes open/peeled/skinned => eye1. skin sb alive (said as a threat 威胁用语) punish sb severely 严惩某人: Your father'll skin you alive when he sees this! 要是让你父亲看见, 他非活剥了你不可! -skinned ( forming compound adjs 用以构成复合形容词) having a skin of the specified type 有某 种皮肤的: dark-skinned * pink-skinned. skinny adj. (-ier, -iest) (infml usu derog 口, 通常作贬义) very thin 极瘦的; 皮包骨的: You're skinny enough without going on a diet! 你不必节食就已经够瘦的了! =>Usage at thin 用法见 thin. skin-deep adj. [pred 作表语] not deeply felt or lasting 肤浅; 不深刻; 不持久: His political commitment is only skin-deep. 他政治上的承诺只是表面文章. skin-diving n. [U] sport of swimming under water with goggles, flippers and an aqualung or a snorkel to breathe with 轻装潜水（只使用护目镜、脚蹼、水肺或潜水通气管）. skin-diver n. skin-flick n. (sl 俚) pornographic film 色情电影. skinful / 5skInfUl; `skIn9fJl/ n (sl 俚) enough alcohol to make a person drunk 足以使人醉倒的酒 的量: He'd had a skinful and got into a fight. 他喝得大醉还打了一架. skin-graft n. surgical operation in which skin taken from one part of sb's body (or from sb else's body) is placed over another part that is burned, wounded, etc 皮移植（术）. skinhead n. (Brit) young person with very short hair, esp one who is violent 留平头的青少年（尤指 暴徒）. skin-tight adj. (of a garment) fitting very closely to the body （指服装）贴身的, 紧身的. skinflint / 5skInflInt; `skIn9flInt/ n (infml 口) miser 吝啬鬼; 小气的人. skint / skInt; skInt/ adj [pred 作表语] (Brit sl 俚) without any money 无钱; 身无分文. skip / skIp; skIp/ v (-pp-) 1 [Ipr, Ip] move lightly and quickly, esp by taking two steps with each foot in turn 轻快地跳（尤指每只脚轮流跳两次）: a child skipping along the road, into the house, etc 沿 路跳著、跳著进屋...的小孩* skipping along, past, out, etc 蹦蹦跳跳地走去、走过、走出等 * skip out of sb's way, ie by making a little jump 跳开给某人让路* The lambs were skipping about in the fields. 羊羔在田里跳来跳去. 2 [I] jump over a rope held in both one's hands or by two other people and passed repeatedly over the head and under the feet 跳绳: children skipping in the playground 在操场中跳绳的儿童 * skipping games 跳绳游戏. =>illus 见插图. 3 (a) [Ipr, Ip] (infml 口) go from one place to another quickly or casually 匆匆地或随便地由一处到另一处: skip over/across to Paris for the weekend 匆匆赶到巴黎度周末 * (fig 比喻) She skipped from one subject to another. 她讲得没有条理, 东拉西扯. (b) [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn no passive 不用于被动语态] ~ (out of...); ~ off leave (a place) secretly or in a hurry 悄悄地或匆匆地离开（某地）: skip (out of) the country with the stolen money 携赃款潜逃国外* skip off without saying anything to anyone 一声 不吭地匆匆溜走. 4 [Tn] not attend (a meeting, etc) 不参加（会议等）: skip a lecture, an appointment, a class, etc 未参加讲座、没赴约、旷课. 5 [I, Tn] omit (part of a book when reading, a task, etc) 略过（书中的一部分、任务等）: I read the whole book without skipping (a page). 我 一页不漏地读完了全书. * Skip the first chapter and start on page 25. 跳过第一章, 从第25 页开始 看. * He managed to skip the washing-up. 他变著法地不做洗碗的事. 6 (idm 习语) `skip it! (infml 口) don't talk about that any more 别再提这件事了: I've heard enough about your job, so skip it! 你 的工作我已经听够了, 别再提了! skip n. skipping movement 跳跃; 跳绳; 跳过; 躲过: a hop, a skip and a jump 三级跳远. skipping-rope n. length of rope, usu with handles at each end, used esp by a child or a boxer for skipping 跳绳用的绳子. =>illus 见插图. skip / skIp; skIp/ n large (usu open) metal container for carrying away rubble, rubbish, etc, esp from a building site 旧料桶（通常无盖, 尤用以装运工地废料的）: [attrib 作定语] skip hire 旧料桶租赁. skipper / 5skIpE(r); `skIpL/ n 1 captain, esp of a small merchant ship or fishing-boat 船长（尤指小 商船或渔船的）. 2 (infml 口) captain of a team, eg in football or cricket 队长（如足球或板球队 的）. 3 (esp US) captain of an aircraft （飞机的）机长. skipper v. [Tn] act as skipper of (a boat, team, etc) 担任船长、球队队长等. skirl / sk\:l; sk[l/ n [sing] shrill piercing sound, esp of bagpipes 尖利声（尤指风笛的）. skirmish / 5sk\:mIF; `sk[mIF/ n fight between small groups of soldiers, ships, etc, esp one that is not planned 小规模战斗; 小冲突; （尤指）遭遇战: a brief skirmish on the frontier 边界上的小规模冲 突 * (fig 比喻) a skirmish between the two party leaders 两党领导人间的摩擦. Cf 参看 pitched battle (pitch2). skirmish v. [I] take part in a skirmish 进行小规模战斗或冲突. skirmisher n. skirt / sk\:t; sk[t/ n 1 [C] (a) woman's garment that hangs from the waist （女用的）裙子. (b) part of a dress or other garment, eg a long coat, that hangs below the waist （连衣裙或大衣等的）下摆. 2 [C] any of various types of guard or covering for the base of a vehicle or machine （车辆或机器基部 的）护板: the rubber skirt round the bottom of a hovercraft 汽垫船底部四周的橡胶护板. 3 skirts [pl] = outskirts. 4 (dated sexist sl 旧, 性别偏见, 俚) (a) [U] girls or women in general, seen as sexual objects （被视为性欲对象的）女子: a bit of skirt 裙衩. (b) [C] girl or woman seen in this way （被视为性欲对象的）女子. skirt v. [Ipr, Tn] 1 be on or move along the edge of (sth) 位于（某物）的边缘; 沿著（某物）边 缘走: We skirted (round) the field and crossed the bridge. 我们沿著田边走, 经过了那座桥. * The road skirts the forest. 那条路在森林的边上. 2 (phr v) skirt round sth avoid referring to or treating (a topic, an issue, etc) directly 不直接提及或不直接处理（话题、问题等）: She skirted round the problem of the high cost. 她避而不谈巨额费用问题. skirting-board (Brit) (US `baseboard) n. board attached to the wall of a room, next to the floor 壁脚 板; 踢脚板. skit / skIt; skIt/ n ~ (on sth) piece of humorous writing or short play that mimics or makes fun of sb/sth serious （模仿或取笑某人[某事物]的）幽默小品文章或短剧: a skit on Wagner/on `Macbeth' 模仿 瓦格纳[《麦克佩斯》]的短剧. skittish / 5skItIF; `skItIF/ adj 1 (of horses) lively and playful; difficult to control （指马）活泼的, 难 以驾驭的. 2 (of people) fond of flirting; lively and playful （指人）爱调情的, 活泼顽皮的: She gets very skittish when her boy-friend is around. 她男朋友在场时, 她就显得格外轻佻. skittishly adv. skittishness n. [U]. skittle / 5skItl; `skItl/ n 1 [C] bottle-shaped wooden pin used in the game of skittles （撞柱戏用的瓶 状的）木柱. 2 skittles [sing v] game in which players try to knock over as many skittles as possible by rolling a ball at them 撞柱戏（以球撞击瓶状木柱的游戏）. Cf 参看ninepin, tenpin bowling. 3 (idm 习语) beer and skittles => beer. skittle v. (phr v) skittle sb out (in cricket) end the turn of (a number of batsmen) quickly （板球中） 迅速使（数名击球员）出局, 从而结束对方击球机会: The whole side was skittled out for 10 runs. 这个队在跑动得10 分时, 全队失去击球机会. skive / skaIv; skaIv/ v [I, Ip] ~ (off) (Brit sl 俚) avoid work, esp by staying away or going away from where it is being done 逃避劳动（尤指躲避或离开现场）: He's usually skiving down at the pub when there's gardening to be done. 他常在需要整理花园时就躲进酒馆去了. * She always skives off early. 她总是在干活儿时早早溜走. skiver n. (Brit sl 俚) person who skives 逃避劳动的人. skivvy / 5skIvI; `skIvI/ n (Brit infml derog 口, 贬) (usu female) servant, esp one who has to do menial jobs like cleaning and washing （通常为女性）仆人, 佣人（尤指专做清洗打杂等粗活儿的）: I'm no better than (ie I'm treated like) a skivvy in this house. 我在这个家里与仆人无异. skivvy v. (pt, pp skivvied) [I, Ipr] ~ (for sb) (Brit infml 口) work as a skivvy or as if one is a skivvy 做清洗打杂等粗活儿; 做（似）女佣的工作: She refused to skivvy for the whole family. 她不肯给 全家当仆人. skua / 5skju:E; `skjuE/ n large type of seagull 贼鸥（一种大海鸥）. skulduggery (also skullduggery) / skQl5dQgErI; skQl`dQ-ErI/ n [U] (often joc 常作戏谑语) deception and planning of evil acts; trickery 诈骗; 诡计: a career ruined by political skulduggery 被 政治诡计毁掉的事业. skulk / skQlk; skQlk/ v [Ipr, Ip] (derog 贬) hide or move around as if one is ashamed or trying to hide, esp when one is planning sth bad 躲躲闪闪; （尤指）鬼鬼祟祟: I don't want reporters skulking around (my house). 我不愿看到记者在（我家）周围神出鬼没地来回走动. =>Usage at prowl 用法 见 prowl. skull / skQl; skQl/ n 1 bony framework of the head under the skin 脑壳; 头颅骨: The fall fractured his skull. 这一跤把他的颅骨摔裂了. =>illus at skeleton 见skeleton 插图. 2 (idm 习语) a thick skull => thick. -skulled ( forming compound adjs 用以构成复合形容词): thick-skulled, ie having a thick skull; stupid. skull and cross-bones picture of a skull above two crossed bones, once used on the flags of pirates' ships and now to warn of danger, eg on bottles of poison 骷髅画, 骷髅旗（旧时为海盗旗标志, 现作危险标志, 尤用于毒药 瓶上）. skull-cap n. small round cap with no peak that sits on top of the head, nowadays worn esp by male Jews when praying and by Catholic bishops 无檐便帽（今尤为男性犹太教徒祈祷时或天主教的主 教戴用）. =>illus at hat 见 hat 插图. skunk / skQNk; skQNk/ n 1 (a) (also polecat) [C] small bushy-tailed N American animal that can send out a strong unpleasant smell as a defence when attacked 臭鼬（产于北美, 体小, 尾毛蓬松, 遇敌时放恶臭以自卫）. (b) [U] its fur 臭鼬毛皮. 2 [C] (infml 口) contemptibleperson 卑鄙的人: How could you cheat your own children, you skunk! 你怎麽能欺骗自己的孩子, 你这个坏家伙! skunk v. [Tn] (US sl 俚) defeat (sb) completely 彻底击败（某人）. sky / skaI; skaI/ n 1 (a) [U, sing] (usu the sky when [sing] but a sky or skies [pl] when modified by an adj 用于单数时通常作the sky, 但受形容词修饰时则作a sky 或skies) the space seen when one looks upwards from the earth, where clouds and the sun, moon and stars appear 天; 天空: a patch of blue sky 一块蓝天* birds flying up into the sky 飞向天空的鸟* under the open sky, ie out of doors 在户外* a clear, blue sky 晴朗蔚蓝的天空* clouds moving across the sky 在天空飘过的 浮云* a starry sky/(the) starry skies 星斗满天. (b) skies [pl] climate or weather as shown by this 天 气; 气候: a day of rain and cloudy skies 有雨、多云的一天* the sunny skies of Italy 意大利的晴 朗天气. 2 (idm 习语) pie in the sky => pie. praise, etc sb/sth to the `skies praise sb/sth very greatly 极力称赞某人[某事物]; 把某人[某事物]捧上了天: The teacher was extolling her work to the skies. 教师极力称赞她功课好. the sky's the limit (infml saying 口, 谚) there is no limit 没有限制: You could win millions! The sky's the limit! 你有可能赢数百万. 无尽无休! sky v. (pt, pp skied / skaId; skaId/) [Tn] hit (esp a ball) very high 将（尤指球）击向空中. sky-blue adj, n [U] (of the) bright blue colour of the sky on a cloudless day 天蓝色; 天蓝色的. sky-diver n. [C] sky-diving n. [U] (person who takes part in the) sport of jumping from an aircraft and falling for as long as one safely can before opening one's parachute 延缓张伞跳伞运动（员）. sky-high adj, adv very high 极高（的）: Prices are sky-high at the moment. 眼下物价高得上了天. * The bomb blew the house sky-high. 炸弹把房子炸得飞起来了. skylark n. type of lark that sings while hovering high in the sky 云雀. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插 图, page iv. v [I, Ip] = rklark. skylight n. window in a roof or ceiling 天窗. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page vi. skyline n. outline of buildings, trees, hills, etc as seen against the sky 建筑物、树、山等以天空 为背景映出的轮廓: the New York skyline 纽约市的建筑物在空中的轮廓. sky-rocket v. [I] (of prices, etc) rise to a very high level （指物价等）飞涨: sky-rocketing costs 猛 涨的费用. skyscraper n. very tall modern city building 摩天大楼. skywards / 5skaIwEdz; `skaIwLdz/ (also skyward / -wEd;-wLd/) adj, adv towards the sky; upwards 向天空（的）; 向上（的）: the skywards path of the rocket 火箭的向上飞行路线* hit the ball skywards 把球击向空中. sky-writing n. [U] (forming of) legible words in the sky from the smoke-trails of aircraft, usu to advertise sth 飞机放烟组成（的）空中文字（通常为宣传）. slab / slAb; slAb/ n thick flat, often rectangular or square, piece of stone, wood or other solid substance 厚板（常指矩形或正方形的石板、木板等）: paved with stone slabs 以石板铺成的 * massive slabs of rock 巨大的石板* a slab of cheese, chocolate 一块乾酪、巧克力. slack / slAk; slAk/ adj (-er, -est) 1 not tight or tense; loose 不紧的; 松弛的: a slack rope 松弛的绳 子* The boxer's jaw went slack. 那拳击手的下巴松了下来. * Your grip on the bar is too slack. 这 根棒你握得太松了. 2 (a) ~ (at/about sth) (of a person) giving little care and energy to a task （指 人）懈怠的, 疏忽的: He's been getting slack and making silly mistakes. 他越来越懒散, 出了些荒谬 的错误. * Don't get slack about doing yourexercises. 不要疏于练习. (b) not carefully done, planned,etc; lax （做得、计画得）粗心的, 马虎的, 松散的: Organization of the conference was rather slack. 会议的组织工作很松散. 3 (of business) not having many customers, sales, etc; not busy （指生意）清淡, 萧条, 不景气: Trade is slack in winter. 冬季贸易不景气. * Demand is slack over the summer months. 夏季的几个月市场滞销. 4 (esp of water) slow-moving; sluggish （尤指 水流）缓慢的, 滞缓的. slack v. 1 [I] be lazy; avoid work 怠惰; 偷懒: Stop slacking and get on with that digging! 别偷懒, 继续挖! 2 (phr v) slack off/up (a) reduce one's level of activity 松懈; 放松: After intense work in the summer, we are slacking off now. 夏季紧张的工作过后, 我们现在放松了. (b) reduce speed 减 速; 放慢: Slack off/up as youapproach the junction. 接近交叉口时要减速. slack (sth) up make (a rope, etc) less tight or tense 将（绳子等）放松. slacker n. (infml 口) person who is lazy or avoids work 懒惰的人; 偷懒的人. slackly adv: ropes hanging slackly between the boat and the quay 在船与码头间系得很松弛的缆绳 * The firm had been run rather slackly. 那家公司一直经营得松松垮垮. slackness n. [U]. slack / slAk; slAk/ n 1 [U] slack part of a rope, etc （绳等的）松弛部分: too much slack in the tow-rope 拖缆很松. 2 slacks [pl] casual trousers for men or women 宽松的裤子（便装的男裤或女 裤）: a pair of slacks 一条宽松的裤子. 3 [U] coal-dust left over after coal has been screened （煤 经筛后剩下的）煤末. 4 (idm 习语) take up the `slack (a) pull on a rope, etc so that it is no longer slack 拉紧绳子: The tractor took up the slack and pulled the trailer out of the mud. 拖拉机拉紧拖缆 把拖车从泥中拉了出来. (b) (in industry) make little-used resources more productive （工业中）充 分利用闲置资源. slacken / 5slAkEn; `slAkEn/ v 1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become slack （使）松弛: The rope slackened. 绳子松了. * slacken the reins 放松缰绳* slacken one's grip 松手. 2 [I, Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (off/up) (cause sth to) become slower, less active, etc （使某事物）放慢, 迟缓: The ship's speed slackened. 船 速减慢了. * After hours of digging, we began to slacken up a little. 我们挖了数小时后, 速度慢了 下来. * Slacken (off) your speed as you approach the village. 接近村庄时要放慢速度. slag / slAg; slA-/ n 1 [U] waste matter that remains after metal has been extracted from ore by smelting 矿渣; 熔渣. 2 [C] (Brit derog sl 贬, 俚) woman who does not look respectable and is regarded as sexually immoral 贱妇; 淫妇. slag v. (-gg-) (phr v) slag sb off (Brit sl 俚) say offensive and critical things about sb, esp unfairly 侮慢或批评某人（尤指无理地）: Now he's left, she's always slagging off her old boss. 因原老板已 走了, 她就一个劲儿地褒贬他. slag-heap n. heap of slag from a mine 矿渣堆. slain pp of slay. slake / sleIk; slek/ v [Tn] 1 satisfy (one's thirst, or a desire, etc) 解（渴）; 满足（欲望等）: slake one's thirst with a cup of tea 喝杯茶解解渴 * (fml 文) Has this murderer slaked his lust for blood yet? 该 杀人犯满足了嗜杀欲了吗? 2 combine (lime) chemically with water 熟化（石灰）. slalom / 5slB:lEm; `slBlEm/ n 1 ski-race along a zig-zag course marked out by poles with flags 障 碍滑雪赛（穿越旗帜标出的弯道）: win the slalom 在障碍滑雪赛中获胜 * [attrib 作定语] a slalom race, champion, course 障碍滑雪比赛、冠军、滑道. 2 any similar race, eg in canoes or on water-skis 任何类似的比赛（如划艇或滑水）. slam / slAm; slAm/ v (-mm-) 1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p, Cn.a] ~ (sth) (to/shut) (cause sth to) shut forcefully and loudly （使某物）猛然关闭并发出巨响: The door slammed (to). 门砰的一声关上了. * Slam the window (shut). 把窗户使劲关上. * He slammed the lid down. 他砰的一声盖上了盖子. 2 [Tn.pr, Tn.p] put, push, throw or knock (sth) with great force 猛力地放、推、扔或敲（某物）: slam one's brakes on 猛力踩闸* She slammed the box down on the table. 她使劲把盒子摔在桌子上. * The batsman slammed the ball straight at a fielder. 击球员把球猛击向外场员. 3 [Tn] (infml 口) criticize (sb/sth) harshly 猛烈批评（某人[某事物]）: a play slammed by the reviewers 受到论者猛 烈抨击的话剧* The minister was slammed by the press for the cuts. 这位部长因削减一事受到报 界猛烈抨击. 4 (idm 习语) shut/slam the door in sb's face => door. slam n. (usu sing 通常作单数) noise of sth being slammed 猛然关闭的声音: the slam of a car door 关汽车门时发出的声音. slander / 5slB:ndE(r); ?@ 5slAn-; `slAndL/ n [U, C] (offence of making a) false statement intended to damage sb's reputation 诽谤（罪）; 诋毁; 中伤: a vicious slander 恶毒的诽谤* a case of slander 诽谤案* bring an action against sb for slander, ie sue sb for slander in a lawcourt 控告某人犯有诽 谤罪. Cf 参看 libel. slander v. [Tn] make such a false statement about (sb) 诽谤、诋毁或中伤（某人）. slanderer / -dErE(r);-dErL/ n. slanderous / -dErEs; -dErEs/ adj: a slanderous attack, accusation 诽谤性的攻击、指控. slanderously adv. slang / slAN; slAN/ n [U] (abbr sl in this dictionary 本词典中略作sl 俚) very informal words, phrases, etc commonly used in speech, esp between people from the same social group or who work together, not considered suitable for formal contexts and often not in use for long 俚语: army, prison, railway, etc slang 军队、监狱、铁路等俚语* `Grass' is criminal slang for `informer'. ｀grass＇ 是罪犯用的俚语, 意思是｀告密的人＇. * [attrib 作定语] a slang word, expression, etc 俚语词、词 语等. Cf 参看colloquial, informal 3. slang v. [Tn] (infml 口) 1 attack (sb) using angry, uncontrolled language; abuse 用气愤的、不加 控制的语言抨击（某人）; 谩骂: The driver was slanging a pedestrian who had got in his way. 那司 机破口大骂挡他的路的行人. 2 (idm 习语) a `slanging match quarrel in which each person is angry and uses angry uncontrolled language 相互谩骂. slangy adj. typical of or containing slang 使用俚语的;含有俚语的: a slangy style 使用俚语的文 体. slanginess n. [U]. slant / slB:nt; ?@ slAnt; slAnt/ v 1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr esp passive 尤用于被动语态] lean in a particular direction; not be straight 倾斜; 歪: Her handwriting slants from left to right. 她写的字从 左往右斜. * The picture is slanted to the left. 这幅画歪向左边了. 2 [Tn] (usu derog 通常作贬义) present (news, etc) from a particular point of view 有倾向性地报道（消息等）: slant the story to protect the minister 歪曲事实以袒护部长* She slanted the report so that I was made to appear incompetent. 她做出歪曲报道好让我显得无能. slant n. 1 slope 斜线; 斜面; 斜坡. 2 (infml 口) point of view, sometimes prejudiced, from which sth is seen or presented 观点; 意见; 看法; 见解; （有时指）偏见: get a new slant on the political situation 对政治形势有新看法* gave the report a right-wing slant 在报告中加入右倾观 点. 3 (idm 习语) on a/the `slant sloping; not straight 倾斜著; 歪著. slanted adj. showing a prejudiced slant(2) 有偏见的: a rather slanted account of the meeting 对会 议做出带有偏见的报道. slantingly, slantwise / -waIz; -waIz/ advs in a slanting position or direction 倾斜地; 歪斜地: a picture hanging slantwise 斜挂著的画. slap / slAp; slAp/ v (-pp-) 1 [Tn] strike (sb/sth) with the palm of the hand or with sth flat; smack 掌 击（某人[某物]）; 掴; 拍: slap sb's face/sb on the face 打某人耳光* People slapped me on the back after the fight, ie to congratulate me. 拳击比赛后大家拍拍我的背（以示祝贺）. 2 [Tn.pr, Tn.p] put (sth) somewhere with a slapping noise 啪的一声将（某物）放在某处: slapped the money on the counter 啪的一声把钱放在柜台上 * slap some paint onto a wall 劈里啪啦把浆涂在墙上 * He slapped the book down (on the table). 他把书啪的一声放在桌子上. 3 (phr v) slap sb down (infml 口) stop sb talking, making suggestions, etc in a firm, usu unpleasant, way 严厉制止某人谈话、提 建议等（通常指令人不快）: She tried to object, but the chairman slapped her down. 她想表示反对 意见, 但主席喝止住了她. slap sth on sth (infml 口) add (an extra amount) to the price of sth 在某 物原价上加（额外的价）: They've slapped 10p on the price of cigarettes. 他们把香烟价钱加了 10 便士. slap n. 1 (sound of a) blow with the palm of the hand or sth flat 掌击, 掴, 拍（的声音）: I heard a loud slap behind me. 我听到背后啪的一声. give sb a slap on the back 给某人背上一巴掌. 2 (idm 习语) slap and `tickle (Brit infml joc 口, 谑) lively cuddling, kissing, etc between lovers 情人间的 热情搂抱、接吻等: a bit of slap and tickle on the sofa 在沙发上拥抱接吻. a slap in the `face snub or insult 冷落; 侮辱: It was a bit of a slap in the face when she refused to see me. 她拒绝见我, 这 简直是侮辱我. slap (also ,slap-bang) adv (infml 口) 1 directly; straight 直接; 径直: The car ran slap (slap-bang) into the wall. 汽车一 头撞到墙上了. 2 right; exactly 正好; 恰恰: She stood slap (slap-bang) in the middle of the path, so I couldn't get past. 她站在路的正中间, 我过不去. slap-happy / 9slAp 5hApI; `slAp9hApI/ adj (infml 口) cheerfully irresponsible; carefree 马大哈的; 粗心大意的; 无忧无虑的: too slap-happy in his attitude to schoolwork （他）对功课太马大哈. slap-up / 5slApQp; `slAp9Qp/ adj [attrib 作定语] (Britinfml 口) (of a meal) excellent （指饭菜）极 好的: a slap-updinner at an expensive restaurant 在高档饭馆的一顿美餐. slapdash / 5slApdAF; `slAp9dAF/ adj, adv (done or doing things) in a careless and hasty way 匆促 （的）: slapdash work 草率的工作* a slapdash worker 粗心的工作者* do one's work slapdash/in a slapdash way 工作马马虎虎. slapstick / 5slApstIk; `slAp9stIk/ n [U] comedy based on simple visual jokes, eg hitting people, falling over, etc 打闹剧（多打闹等简单滑稽动作）: [attrib 作定语] slapstick comedy 打闹喜剧. slash / slAF; slAF/ v 1 [Ipr, Tn, Cn.a] make a cut or cut (sth) with a sweeping stroke; strike (sb/sth) with a whip 砍（某物）; 用鞭抽（某人[某物]）: slash through the rope with a sword 用剑把绳子 砍断* The blade slashed his leg (open). 刀刃把他的腿划（破）了. =>Usage at cut1 用法见cut1. 2 [Tn] cut or reduce (sth) drastically 大幅度裁减或削减（某物）: slash costs, prices, numbers 大幅度 地削减费用、价格、数目* a government promise to slash taxes 政府大幅度减税的承诺. 3 [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] make long narrow cuts in (a garment) for ornament 在（衣服）上开长 缝作装饰: slashed sleeves, ie cut so that the lining or material underneath can be seen 开衩的袖子. 4 [Tn] criticize (sb/sth) harshly 严厉批评（某人[某事物]）: a government plan slashed by the press 受到新闻界猛烈抨击的政府计画. 5 (phr v) slash at sth (with sth) use a stick, sword, etc to make sweeping strokes at sth （用棍棒、刀剑等）砍某物: slashing at the tall weeds with a stick 用棍子 抽打高高的野草 * slashing wildly at his opponent with a sword 用剑疯狂地朝对手乱砍. slash one's way through, past, etc sth move through, past, etc with sweeping strokes, eg of a sword, etc 挥、 砍（如刀剑等）开路: slashing our way through the jungle with long knives （我们）在丛林中用长 刀砍出一条路. slash n. 1 [C] (a) act of slashing 砍; 抽: a wild slash with a sword 用剑乱砍. (b) long cut or gash 长的切口或裂口. (c) slit made in a garment 衣服的衩. 2 [C] = obliquen. =>App 3 见附录3. 3a slash [sing] (Brit sl 俚) act of urinating 撒尿: have a quick slash 很快撒泡尿. slat / slAt; slAt/ n long thin narrow piece of wood, metal or plastic often made to overlap with others, eg in a Venetian blind （木、金属或塑料的）窄而薄的长条（如百叶板）. > slatted adj: a bed with a slatted pine base 松木板板床. slate / sleIt; slet/ n 1 (a) [U] type of blue-grey rock that splits easily into thin flat layers 板岩; 石板: slate-coloured, ie blue-grey 石板色（蓝灰色） * [attrib 作定语] a slate quarry 板岩采石场. (b) [C] small thin piece of this, used as a roof tile 石板瓦: [attrib 作定语] a slate roof 石板瓦屋顶. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page vi. 2 [C] small sheet of slate in a wooden frame, formerly used by schoolchildren for writing on 石板（旧时学童书写用具）. 3 [C] (US) list of candidates for nomination or election 提名的或候选人的名单: on the Democratic slate 在民主党候选人名单上. 4 (idm 习语) a clean sheet/slate => clean1. (put sth) on the `slate (infml 口) (note sth down) to be paid for later rather than when it is bought 记在帐上（以后付款）: I've no change, could you put these eggs on the slate? 我没零钱, 能把这些蛋钱记在帐上吗? wipe the slate clean => wipe. slate v. 1 [Tn] cover (a roof, etc) with slates 用石板瓦盖（屋顶等）. 2 (US infml 口) (a) [esp passive 尤用于被动语态: Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (for sth) propose sb (for an office, appointment, etc) 推举 某人（任某职位等）; 提名: slated for the Presidency 被提名作总统候选人. (b) [esp passive 尤用 于被动语态: Tn.pr, Cn.t] ~ sth (for...) plan that sth will happen at a specified time 预定; 定于; 安排 在: a meeting slated for Thursday/to take place on Thursday 定于星期四举行的会议. 3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (for sth) (Brit infml 口) criticize sb/sth severely, eg in a newspaper review 严厉批评某人[某 事物]（如在报纸评论中）: slate a play, book, writer 猛烈抨击一话剧、书、作者* The idea got slated by the committee. 这种意见遭到委员会严厉批评. slaty adj. of, like or containing slate(1a) 板岩的; （似）石板的; 含石板的: slaty coal 含石板成分 的煤. slattern / 5slAtEn; `slAtLn/ n (fml derog 文, 贬) dirty untidy woman 不整洁的女子. slatternly adj. (fml derog 文, 贬) (of a woman) dirty and untidy （指女子）不整洁的. slatternliness n. [U]. slaughter / 5slR:tE(r); `slRtL/ n [U] 1 the killing of animals, esp for food 屠宰（尤指供食用）. the killing of many people at once; massacre 屠杀; 杀戮: the slaughter of innocent civilians 对无辜 平民的屠杀* the slaughter on the roads, ie the killing of people in road accidents 路上车祸造成的 多人死亡. 3 (infml 口) complete defeat 完全失败: the total slaughter of the home team 主队的惨 败. slaughter v. [Tn] 1 (a) kill (an animal), usu forfood 屠宰（动物）（通常为食用）: slaughter pigs by humanemethods 用人道方法杀猪. (b) kill (animals or people) in large numbers 大量屠杀（动物或 人）: thousands slaughtered by the invading army 被侵略军杀害的数以千计的人. 2 (fig infml 比 喻, 口) defeat (sb/sth) completely, esp in sport 彻底打败（某人[某物]）（尤指在体育运动中）: We slaughtered them at hockey. 我们在曲棍球赛中把他们打得一败涂地. slaughterhouse (also abattoir) n. place where animals are killed for food 屠宰场. slave / sleIv; slev/ n 1 person who is the property of another and is forced to work for him 奴隶: treat sb like a slave 像对待奴隶一样对待某人 * [attrib 作定语] slave labour, owners 奴隶的劳动、 奴隶主. 2 ~ of/to sth person whose way of life is dominated by (a habit, an interest, etc) 生活方式 受（习惯、兴趣等）支配的人: a slave to duty, convention, drink 被职务、习俗、杯中物所左 右的人* a slave of fashion, ie person who wears only the latest fashions 赶穿时髦服装的人. slave v. [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (away) (at sth) work very hard 刻苦工作; 苦干: slaving (away) in the garden for hours 在花园苦干了数小时* I've been slaving at the housework all day. 我整天都在干繁重的 家务活儿. slaver n. 1 person who buys and sells slaves 奴隶贩子. 2 ship for carrying slaves 贩运奴隶的 船. slavery / 5sleIvErI; `slevErI/ n [U] 1 condition of being a slave 受奴役的状态: sold into slavery 被卖为奴隶. 2 practice of having slaves 奴隶制: people working to abolish slavery 为废除奴隶制 而奋斗的人们. 3 hard or poorly paid work 苦役; 报酬低的工作. Cf 参看white slavery (white1). slave-driver n. 1 person in charge of slaves 监管奴隶的监工. 2 (fig derog 比喻, 贬) person who makes those under him work very hard 迫使下属拚命干活儿的人. slave-trade (also `slave-traffic) n. [sing] the capturing,transporting, buying and selling of people as slaves 奴隶买卖. slaver / 5slAvE(r); `slAvL/ v [I, Ipr] 1 ~ (over sth) let saliva run out of one's mouth; drool 流口水; 垂涎: slavering over a plate of spaghetti 垂涎一盘意大利面条. 2 ~ (over sb/sth) (usu derog 通常 作贬义) show great eagerness, desire, etc 热望; 渴望: Stop slavering over thatbaby! 别总看著人家 的孩子了! * The dealer was slaveringover some precious stones. 那商人对一些宝石垂涎欲滴. slaver n. [U] = saliva. slavish / 5sleIvIF; `slevIF/ adj (derog 贬) lacking in independence or originality 无独立性的; 无创 造性的: slavish devotion to a leader 对领导的盲目崇拜* His style is a slavish imitation of his teacher's. 他一味模仿教师的风格, 毫无创意. slavishly adv. slay / sleI; sle/ v (pt slew / slu:; slu/, pp slain / sleIn; slen/)[Tn] (fml 文or US) kill (esp an enemy) in a violent way 杀, 残杀（尤指敌人）: soldiers slain in battle 在战斗中被杀害的士兵. SLD / 9es el 5di:; 9Zs Zl `di/ abbr 缩写= (Brit politics 政) Social and Liberal Democrats 社会自由 民主党. sleazy / 5sli:zI; `slizI/ adj (-ier, -iest) (infml 口) (esp of a place) dirty and not respectable; sordid （尤 指地方）肮脏的, 污秽的, 破烂的: a sleazy club, hotel, etc 肮脏的俱乐部、旅馆等 * a rather sleazy appearance 很脏的外貌. sleazily / -IlI; -IlI/ adv. sleaziness n. [U]. sledge / sledV; slZdV/ (also esp US sled / sled; slZd/) n vehicle with long narrow strips of wood, metal, etc instead of wheels, for travelling over ice and snow (larger types being pulled by horses or dogs and smaller ones used in sport for travelling downhill fast) 雪橇; 雪车. Cf 参看 sleigh. sledge (also esp US sled) v. 1 [I, Ipr, Ip] (often 常作go sledging/sledding) travel on a sledge, esp downhill for sport 乘雪橇（尤指滑坡, 作为运动）: sledging down the ski slopes 乘雪橇沿滑雪道 下滑. 2 [Tn] carry (sth/sb) on a sledge 用雪橇运载（某物[某人]）: sledging supplies to remote villages 用雪橇把物资运往偏远的乡村. sledge / sledV; slZdV/ (also `sledge-hammer) n large heavy hammer with a long handle, used eg for driving posts into the ground 大锤（如用于打桩者）. sleek / sli:k; slik/ adj (-er, -est) 1 smooth and glossy 光滑而有光泽的: sleek hair, fur, etc 光滑而有 光泽的毛发、毛皮等. 2 (often derog 常作贬义) (of a person) looking well-fed and prosperous （指人）保养得很好的, 脑满肠肥的. 3 well-styled 时髦的: a sleek, shiny sports-car 闪闪发亮的 时髦跑车. sleek v. [Tn] make (one's hair, a cat's fur, etc) sleek 使（毛发、猫的毛等）光滑而发亮. sleekly adv. sleekness n. [U]. sleep / sli:p; slip/ n 1 [U] condition that occurs regularly in humans and animals, esp at night, in which the eyes are closed and the muscles, nervous system, etc are relaxed 睡眠: How many hours' sleep do you need? 你需要几个小时的睡眠? * He didn't get much sleep. 他睡眠不足. * Do you ever talk in your sleep? 你睡觉说梦话吗? * send sb/get to sleep, ie (make sb) fall asleep （使某人） 入睡* sing/rock a baby to sleep, ie make the baby fall asleep by singing/rocking 唱歌[摇著]哄孩子 入睡. 2 [sing] a period of sleep 睡眠时间: have a short, good, restful, etc sleep 短时间的、良好 的、安静的...睡眠. 3 [U] (infml 口) substance that gathers in the corners of the eyes during sleep 眼眵: wash the sleep out of one's eyes 把眼眵洗掉. 4 (idm 习语) cry/sob oneself to `sleep cry/sob until one falls asleep 哭著入睡. ,go to `sleep (a) fall asleep 入睡: Go to sleep now, it's late. 快睡吧, 很晚了. (b) (infml 口) (eg of a limb) become numb through lack of movement, etc （如肢体）麻木 （因不活动等）: I've been sitting on the floor and my foot's gone to sleep. 我一直坐在地板上, 脚 都麻木了. not get/have a wink of sleep => wink. not lose sleep/lose no sleep over sth => lose. put sb to `sleep make sb fall asleep, esp by using an anaesthetic 使某人入睡（尤指用麻醉剂）. put (an animal) to `sleep (euph 婉) kill (an animal) deliberately, eg because it is ill 杀死（动物）（如因病）: Stray dogs are usually put to sleep if no one claims them. 走失的狗如无人认领通常就不让它再生 存了. read oneself/sb to sleep => read. sleep the sleep of the just => sleep2. sleepless adj. [usu attrib 通常作定语] without sleep 失眠的; 不眠的: pass a sleepless night 度过 一个不眠之夜. sleeplessly adv. sleeplessness n. [U]. sleep-walker n. person who walks around while asleep 梦游者; 患梦行症的人. sleep-walking n. [U]. sleep / sli:p; slip/ v (pt, pp slept / slept; slZpt/) 1 [I, Ip, In/pr] be in a state of sleep; be asleep 睡; 睡 觉; 睡著: Try to sleep in spite of the noise. 尽管有喧闹声也要设法睡著. * sleep well/badly 睡得好 [不好] * I got up early, but he slept on. 我起得很早, 而他还睡呢. * We slept (for) eight hours. 我们 睡了八个小时. * I slept at a friend's house last night. 我昨晚睡在朋友家里. 2 [Tn no passive 不 用于被动语态] have enough beds for (a number of people) 为（某数量的人）提供床位: Our caravan sleeps six in comfort. 我们居住的拖车可舒舒服服地睡六个人. * The hotel sleeps 300 guests. 这旅 馆可供三百人住宿. 3 (idm 习语) let sleeping dogs `lie (saying 谚) do not try to change a situation that could become a problem if sb interfered 别惊动睡著的狗; 别惹事生非; 别自找麻烦: We decided to let sleeping dogs lie and not take them to court. 我们决定不起诉他们, 免得惹事生非. not sleep a wink => wink. sleep like a `log/`top (infml 口) sleep soundly 睡得很熟. sleep `rough sleep out of doors wherever one can 在户外睡觉: He'd been sleeping rough for a week, in ditches and haystacks. 他在沟里和草堆里露宿了一个星期. sleep the sleep of the `just not be troubled by any guilty feeling 能睡安稳觉; 问心无愧. sleep `tight (infml 口) (esp imperative 尤用于祈使句) sleep soundly 睡个好觉: Good night, sleep tight! 晚安, 睡个好觉! 4 (phr v) sleep around (infml 口) have sex with many partners 与很多人发生性关系. sleep in (a) (US) = lie in (lie2):I get a chance to sleep in at the weekend. 我在周末才有机会睡个懒觉. (b) (esp formerly of servants) sleep at the place where one works （尤指旧时仆人）在工作处住宿: a housekeeper that sleeps in 住在雇主家 里的管家. sleep sth off recover from sth by sleeping 藉睡眠恢复或复原: sleep off a bad headache, a hangover, etc 用睡眠来消除头痛、宿醉等* sleep it off, ie after being drunk 藉睡眠醒酒. sleep on sth (no passive 不用于被动语态) not decide about sth until the next day 将（某事）留待次日再决 定: Don't say now if you'll take the job: sleep on it first. 你现在先别决定接受这项工作: 考虑一天 再说. sleep out (a) sleep outdoors 露宿. (b) (esp formerly of servants) not sleep at the place where one works （尤指旧时仆人）不在工作处住宿: a butler who sleeps out 不在雇主家住宿的男管家. sleep through sth (no passive 不用于被动语态) not be woken up by (eg a noise or an alarm clock) 声 音（如噪声、闹钟）吵不醒: You slept right through the thunderstorm. 你一直睡著, 这场雷雨都 没把你吵醒. sleep together; sleep with sb (euph 婉) have sex with sb, esp sb to whom one is not married 与某人发生性关系（尤指并非配偶）. sleeping-bag n. warmly lined bag for sleeping in, esp when camping 睡袋（尤指露营用的）. sleeping-car n. railway coach fitted with beds or berths （铁路的）卧车. sleeping partner (US `silent partner) partner who has invested capital in a business company but who does not actually work in it 不参加 实际业务的股东. sleeping-pill n. pill containing a drug that helps sb to sleep 安眠药. sleeping policeman ( infml 口) bump built across a road to make drivers slow down 路埂（横设于 道路上的隆起物, 可使司机减速）. sleeping sickness tropical disease carried by the tsetse fly, causing sleepiness and often death 昏睡病（由采采蝇传染的 热带疾病, 引起昏睡, 常造成死亡）. sleeper / 5sli:pE(r); `slipL/ n 1 (with an adj 与形容词连用) person who sleeps in the specified way 睡觉（呈某种状态）的人: a good/bad sleeper 睡得好[睡不好]的人* a heavy/light sleeper, ie one whom it is hard/easy to wake up 睡觉沉[轻]的人. 2 (US tie) beam of wood or other material on which the rails of a railway, etc are fixed 轨枕; 枕木; 道木. 3 (bed or berth in a) sleeping-car 卧车 （中的卧）. 4 (Brit) small ear-ring used to keep the hole in a pierced ear open （用以保持耳环 孔不封口的）小耳环. 5 (US infml 口) play, book, person, etc that has an unexpected success, esp after being overlooked or unnoticed 未料到获得成功的剧、书、人等（尤指未受重视的）. sleepy / 5sli:pI; `slipI/ adj (-ier, -iest) 1 needing or ready to go to sleep 困的; 欲睡的: feel, look sleepy 觉得、看来困了 * That beer made me quite sleepy. 我喝了那啤酒后昏昏欲睡. 2 (of places) not very busy; without much activity （指地方）冷清的, 不热闹的: a sleepy little village 冷 清的小村庄. sleepily / -IlI; -ElI/ adv. sleepiness n. [U]. sleet / sli:t; slit/ n [U] falling snow or hail mixed with rain 雨夹雪或雹: showers of sleet 阵阵的雨夹 雪. sleet v. [I] (used with it, usu in the continuous tenses 与it 连用, 通常用于进行时态): It is sleeting, ie Sleet is falling. 下著雨夹雪. sleety adj: sleety rain 夹有冰雹的雨. sleeve / sli:v; sliv/ n 1 part of a garment that covers all or part of the arm 袖子: roll up the sleeves of one's shirt/one's shirt-sleeves 卷起衬衫的袖子* a dress with short/long sleeves 短[长]袖的连衣裙. =>illus at jacket 见jacket 插图. 2 tube that encloses a rod, cable, etc （杆、缆绳等的）套管, 套 筒: a metal cable inside a plastic sleeve 套著塑料管的金属电缆. 3 (US jacket) stiff envelope for a gramophone record 唱片套: [attrib 作定语] a sleeve design 唱片套设计* sleeve notes, ie notes about composers, performers, etc on a sleeve 唱片套上的介绍（关于作曲者、演奏者等的）. 4 (idm 习语) an ace up one's sleeve => ace. a card up one's sleeve => card1. laugh up one's sleeve => laugh. roll up one's sleeves => roll2. a trick up one's sleeve => trick. (have sth) up one's sleeve kept secret for use when needed 暗藏以备不时之需: Have you any ideas up your sleeve if our money runs out? 要是我们钱用光了你有什麽锦囊妙计? wear one's heart on one's sleeve => wear2. -sleeved ( forming compound adjs 用以构成复合形容词) having sleeves of the specified type 有 某种样式袖子的: a long-, short-, loose-sleeved shirt. sleeveless adj. without sleeves 无袖的. sleigh / sleI; sle/ n [attrib 作定语] sledge, esp one drawn by a horse 雪橇（尤指马拉的）: [attrib 作 定语] a sleigh ride 乘雪橇. sleigh v. [I, Ipr] travel on a sleigh 乘雪橇: go sleighing 坐雪橇* sleigh over to the village 乘雪橇 去那个村庄. sleight / slaIt; slaIt/ n (idm 习语) ,sleight of `hand great skill in using the hands in performing conjuring tricks, etc （变戏法等的）巧妙的手法: (fig 比喻) The company accounts show a little financial sleight of hand. 公司帐目显示在财务上耍了一点手腕. slender / 5slendE(r); `slZndL/ adj (-er, -est) 1 (approv 褒) (a) not very wide but comparatively long or high 细长的; 纤细的: slender fingers 纤细的手指* a slender waist 细腰* a wineglass with a slender stem 高脚杯. (b) (of people) slim （指人）瘦长的, 苗条的: a slender girl, figure 苗条的女 孩、身段* a slender, graceful ballet-dancer 苗条而动作优美的芭蕾舞演员. =>Usage at thin 用法 见thin. 2 small in amount or size; inadequate; scanty 微薄的; 不足的; 微少的: a slender income 微薄的收入* people of slender means, ie with little money 贫穷的人们* win by a slender margin 险胜. slenderly adv. slenderness n. [U]. slept pt, pp of sleep2. sleuth / slu:W; sluW/ n (infml joc 口, 谑) detective 侦探. sleuth v. [I] (infml joc 口, 谑) do detective work 侦查: I had to go out sleuthing to find your address. 我得出去侦查一番才找到你的住址. slew pt of slay. slew (US also slue) / slu:; slu/ v [Ipr, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) round (cause sth to) turn, esp very fast in a new direction; swing （使某物）转动（尤指沿新方向急转）; 旋转: The car slewed round on the icy road. 汽车在结冰的路上打滑了. * The driver slewed the crane round. 司机把吊车转了过来. slew / slu:; slu/ n [sing] ~ of sth (US infml 口) great amount of sth 大量; 许多: a whole slew of problems 一大堆问题. slice / slaIs; slaIs/ n 1 thin wide flat piece cut off an item of food （从食物上切下的）薄片: a slice of meat, cake, cheese, etc 一片肉、蛋糕、乾酪等* slices of beef between slices of fresh bread 夹在 新鲜面包片之间的牛肉片. 2 (infml 口) portion; share 部分; 份儿: get a slice of the profit 得到 一份利润* She takes a large slice of the credit for our success. 她把我们做成的事大部分算作她的 功劳. 3 utensil with a broad flat blade for cutting, serving or lifting food, eg cooked fish or fried eggs （切片、上菜或铲起食物用的）刀, 铲子. 4 (eg in golf) poor stroke that makes the ball spin off in the wrong direction, ie to the right of a right-handed player （如高尔夫球中）（因击偏而成的） 同侧旋转球（如右手击球者将球击成右旋球）. Cf 参看pull2 11. 5 (idm 习语) get, etc a slice/share of the cake => cake. a piece/slice of the action => action. slice v. 1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) cut sth into slices 将某物切成薄片: slice the meat, loaf, etc (up) 把肉、面包等切成薄片* a sliced loaf 切片的面包. 2 [Tn.pr, Tn.p, Dn.n no passive 不用于被动 语态, Dn.pr] ~ sth off/from sth; ~ sth off cut sth from a larger piece 将某物切下: slice a piece off (the meat) 切下一片（肉）* slice a thin wedge from the cake 从蛋糕上切下一角* Slice me a piece of bread/a piece of bread for me. 给我切一片面包. 3 [Ipr, Tn] ~ through/into sth cut cleanly or easily through sth （乾净利落地）切, 割: The axe sliced through the wood. 斧头一下子把木头劈开了. * The falling slate sliced into his arm. 落下来的一块石片划破了他的手臂. * The bows of the ship sliced the water. 船头划开水面前进. 4 [Tn] (eg in golf) strike (a ball) with a slice(4) （如在高尔夫 球中）将（球）击成同侧旋转球. slick / slIk; slIk/ adj (-er, -est) 1 done smoothly and efficiently, apparently without effort 顺利而有 效的; 不费力的: a slick translation 流畅的译文* a slick take-over 顺利的接管* gave a slick excuse for staying away 为未前来找了一个巧妙的藉口. 2 (often derog 常作贬义) (of people) doing things in a slick(1) way （指人）圆滑的, 油滑的: a slick performer, salesperson, negotiator, etc 圆滑的表演者、推销员、谈判者等* She's very slick, but I don't believe a word she says. 她很伶 俐, 但她的话我一句也不信. 3 smooth and slippery 光滑的: The roads were slick with wet mud. 道路上有泥十分滑. slick n. (also `oil slick) thick patch of oil floating on the sea (esp from an oil-tanker after a collision) 海面浮油（尤指从撞毁的油轮中流出的）. slick v. (phr v) slick sth down flatten (hair), using eg hair-oil 使（头发）平滑（如用发油）: curls slicked down with grease 加润发脂梳平的鬈发. slicker n. 1 (infml 口esp US) slick(2) person 圆滑的人: a city slicker, ie slick by comparison with a person from the country 油头滑脑的城里人. 2 (US) long loose waterproof coat （长而宽松 的）雨衣. slide / slaId; slaId/ n 1 [sing] act of sliding 滑; 滑行: have a slide on the ice 在冰上滑行. 2 [C] smooth stretch of ice, hard snow, etc used esp by children on sledges （冰、压实的雪等的）滑面（尤 为儿童用以乘雪橇的）. 3 [C] smooth slope, track or chute down which goods can slide or on which children can play at sliding （运送货物用的）滑坡、滑道或滑槽; （儿童游戏用的）滑梯. 4 [C] (a) picture, diagram, etc on photographic film, usu held in a small frame and shown on a screen using a projector; transparency 幻灯片（有框的透明软片）. (b) (formerly) such a picture on a glass plate （旧时）幻灯片（玻璃的）. 5 [C] glass plate on which sth is placed so that it can be looked at under a microscope （显微镜的）载片. 6 [C] part of a machine, etc that slides, eg the U-shaped part of a trombone （机器等的）滑动部件（如长号上的U 形管）. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page x.7 [C] (in compounds 用以构成复合词) sudden fall of a mass of earth, mud, etc （土、泥等的）突然 崩落: a `landslide * a `mudslide. 8 [C] = hair-slide (hair). slide / slaId; slaId/ v (pt, pp slid / slId; slId/) 1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p, Cn.a] (cause sth to) move smoothly along an even, polished or slippery surface （使某物）滑动: I was sliding (about) helplessly (on the ice). 我（在冰上）身不由己地滑起来了. * The ship slid (down) into the water. 船滑入水中. * The drawers slide in and out easily. 这些抽屉很容易推进拉出. * We slid down the grassy slope. 我们顺著草坡滑下去. * I slid the rug in front of the fire. 我挪了挪铺在炉前的地毯. * Can the car seat be slid forward a little? 汽车的座位能向前挪一点吗? * She slid the door open. 她把门推开. 2 [Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p] (cause sth to) move quietly or so as not to be noticed （使某物）悄悄地或偷偷 地移动: The thief slid out (of the door) while no one was looking. 小偷乘没人注意时溜了出去. * She slid a coin into his hand. 她把一枚硬币偷偷塞进他的手里. * He lifted the mat and slid the key under (it). 他掀起垫子把钥匙悄悄放在下面. 3 [I] (eg of prices) fall gradually （如指价格）逐渐 降低: House values may begin to slide. 房价可能开始逐渐下降了. 4 (idm 习语) let sth `slide (infml 口) allow sth to become neglected, less organized, etc 放任某事; 听其自然: She got depressed and began to let things slide. 她情绪低落, 一切都听之任之. 5 (phr v) slide into sth (no passive 不用于被动语态) gradually pass into (a certain, usu bad, condition) 慢慢进入（某状态, 通 常指坏的）: slide into bad habits, debt 逐渐染上了坏习惯、背上了债* We mustn't slide into complacency. 我们决不可产生自满情绪. slide over sth avoid dealing with (a topic, etc) in detail 避 免深入涉及（某问题等）: She discussed sales, but slid over the problem of how to increase production. 她谈论了销售情况, 却对增加生产的问题一带而过. slide-rule n. ruler with a strip sliding in a groove in the middle, marked with logarithmic scales for making rapid calculations 滑尺; 计算尺. sliding door door that slides on runners and is drawn across an opening 滑门; 拉门. sliding scale scale that relates two things, so that they each increase or decrease together 滑动费率, 滑动折算制 （相关的两项目相应增减制）: Fees are calculated on a sliding scale according to income, ie Richer people pay more. 这种费用是根据收入高低滑动折算的（富人多付钱） slight / slaIt; slaIt/ adj (-er, -est) 1 not serious or important; small 不严重的; 不重要的; 微小的; 轻微的: a slight slip, error, change, improvement 些微的失误、错误、变化、改进 * a slight headache 轻微的头痛* The differences between the pictures are very slight. 这两幅画差别很小. * do sth without the slightest difficulty, ie with no difficulty at all 毫无困难地做某事 * She takes offence at the slightest thing, ie is very easily offended. 她动不动就生气. * Compared to his early work, this is a rather slight novel, ie not a major one. 这部小说与他早期作品相比, 不甚重要. 2 not thick and strong; frail; slender 不粗壮的; 脆弱的; 细长的: a slight figure, girl 苗条的身材、女 孩* supported by a slight framework 由纤细的骨架支撑的. 3 (idm 习语) not in the `slightest not at all 毫不; 一点也不: You didn't embarrass me in the slightest. 你一点也没让我为难. slightly adv 1 to a slight(1) degree 轻微地; 稍稍: a slightly bigger house 稍大些的房子* The patient is slightly better today. 病人今天稍稍好些. * I know her slightly. 我对她稍有了解. 2 slenderly 细 长; 苗条; 微小: a slightly-built child 瘦高的孩子. slightness n. [U]. slight / slaIt; slaIt/ v [Tn] treat (sb) without proper respect or courtesy; snub 怠慢（某人）; 冷落: a slighting remark 怠慢的话* She felt slighted because no one spoke to her. 没人跟她说话, 她觉得 受到冷落. slight n. ~ (to/on sb/sth) act, remark, etc that offends sb 冒犯他人的行为、言语等; 蔑视; 侮辱: My remark was not meant as a slight on you. 我的话并没有冒犯你的意思. * She suffered many slights from colleagues. 她多次遭到同事侮慢. slightingly adv. slim / slIm; slIm/ adj (-mmer, -mmest) 1 (approv 褒) not fat or thick; slender 纤细的; 修长的; 苗 条的: a slim person, figure, waist 瘦高的人、苗条的身材、纤细的腰* I'm trying to get slim. 我 想要瘦一些. * a slim pocket-book 小巧的笔记本. =>Usage at thin 用法见thin. 2 not as big as one would like or expect; small 不够大的; 小的: slim hopes/chances/prospects of success 成功的希望 [机会/可能性]不大* condemned on the slimmest of evidence 根据微不足道的证据被判罪. slim v. (-mm-) 1 [I, Ip] ~ (down) eat less, take exercise, etc in order to lose weight and become slim （藉节食、运动等）减轻体重使体形苗条: trying to get fit and slim (down) 努力使身体健康、 体形苗条. 2 (phr v) slim sth down reduce sth in size or scale 缩小某事物的大小或规模: slim down the factory's work-force 缩减工厂劳力. slimly adv: a slimly-built person 身材苗条的人. slimmer n. person who is slimming 减轻体重的人: a slimmers' magazine, ie one that gives advice on how to slim 健美杂志. slimness n. [U]. slime / slaIm; slaIm/ n [U] 1 thick soft slippery liquid substance, esp mud 稠、软而滑的液态物质; （尤指）泥浆: There was a coating of slime on the unwashed sink. 未刷洗的水涤槽上有一层污垢. 2 sticky liquid produced by snails, slugs, etc （蜗牛、蛞蝓等的）黏液: a trail of slime 蜗牛的黏液 痕迹. slimy / 5slaImI; `slaImI/ adj (-ier, -iest) 1 of, like or covered with slime （似）泥浆的; 有泥浆的: slip on the slimy steps 在有泥浆的台阶上滑倒. 2 (infml 口) disgustingly dishonest, flattering, hypocritical, etc 奸诈的; 谄媚的; 虚伪的: You slimy little creep! 你这个卑鄙无耻的小人! sliminess n. [U]. sling / slIN; slIN/ n 1 bandage, tied over one shoulder or round the neck, used to support a broken arm, wrist, etc 悬带（用以固定断臂、腕等的）: have one's arm in a sling 用悬带吊著手臂. length of rope, strap, chain, etc looped round an object (eg a barrel) to support or lift it 吊具, 吊索, 吊链（用以悬挂或提起物体, 如圆桶的）. 3 strap held in a loop, used for throwing stones, etc 投 石器. sling v. (pt, pp slung / slQN; slQN/) 1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] (infml 口) throw (sb/sth) with great force 用力投掷（某人[某物]）: slinging stones at birds 投石击鸟* She slung her coat angrily into the car. 她愤怒地把大衣扔进汽车里. * He was slung out (of the club) for fighting. 他因打架被人（从俱乐 部）驱逐出去. 2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] lift or support (sth) so that it can hang loosely 悬或挂（某物）: sling a hammock between two tree-trunks 把吊床悬在两树干间 * with her bag slung over her shoulder 她的包挂在肩上. 3 (idm 习语) fling/sling/throw mud => mud. sling one's `hook (Brit sl 俚) go away 走开; 滚蛋. sling-shot n. (US) = catapult. slink / slINk; slINk/ v (pt, pp slunk / slQNk; slQNk/) [Ipr, Ip] 1 move as if one feels guilty or ashamed, or does not want to be seen 鬼鬼祟祟地移动; 溜走: The thief slunk down the dark alley. 那个贼偷偷钻进黑胡同里. * The dog slunk out when I shouted at him. 我向那条狗一喊, 它就溜出 去了. =>Usage at prowl 用法见prowl. 2 move in a seductive way 扭捏招摇地走: slinking around in a tight black dress 穿著黑色紧身连衣裙媚态十足地走来走去. slinky / 5slINkI; `slINkI/ adj (-ier, -iest) 1 (esp of a woman) moving in a seductive way （尤指女子）Oxford Dictionary Translation memory software company ForeignDesk, Okapi Framework, OmegaT, Transolution, AidTransStudio, Cafetran, Déjà Vu (DVX), Heartsome Translation Suite, MemoQ, MetaTexis, Rainbow, SDLX, SDL, STAR Transit, Trados, SDL Trados, Wordfast, WordFisher, Similis, Open Language Tools http://www.transgood.com