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[U]. slip / slIp; slIp/ n 1 [C usu sing 通常作单数] act of slipping; false step 滑动; 滑倒; 失足: One slip and you could fall off the cliff. 脚下一滑就可能从悬崖上跌下去. 2 [C] minor error caused by carelessness or lack of attention 小错误; 小疏忽: make a slip 失误* There were a few trivial slips in the translation. 译文中有几个小错误. 3 [C] (a) loose sleeveless garment worn under a dress; petticoat （有肩带的）衬裙. (b) = gym-slip (gym). 4 [C] = pillowcase (pillow). 5 [C] thin or small piece of paper 纸条: a salary slip, ie giving details of earnings, tax paid, etc 薪金单（列有收入、税 款等细节）* write a phone number on a slip of paper 把电话号码写在纸条上. 6 [C] cutting1(2) taken from a plant for grafting or planting 接穗或插条（嫁接或种植用的）. 7 the slips [pl] = slipway (slip2). 8 (a) [C] (in cricket) (position of a) fielder standing close behind and usu to the off side of the batsman （板球赛中）通常位于击球员右后方的外场员（的位置）: first/second/third slip 第一[第二/第三]外场员 * Who is (at) first slip? 谁在第一外场员位置? (b) the slips [pl] place where these fielders stand 上述外场员的守球区: fielding in the slips 在击球员右后方的位置守球. 9 [U] almost liquid clay for coating earthenware or making patterns on it 泥釉（涂于陶器上作表层或 图样的）. 10 (idm 习语) give sb the `slip (infml 口) escape from or get away from (sb following or chasing one) 摆脱或避开（尾随者或追逐者）: We managed to give our pursuers the slip. 我们设法 甩掉了后面追来的人. a `slip of a boy, girl, thing, child, etc a slightly-built boy, etc 瘦削的男孩等: She's just a slip of a thing, but she can run faster than all of us. 别看她那麽瘦, 跑起来比我们谁都快. a slip of the `pen/`tongue minor error in writing/speech 笔误[口误]: A slip of the tongue made me say Robert instead of Richard. 我说走了嘴把理查德说成了罗伯特. there's ,many a ,slip 'twixt (the) ,cup and (the) `lip (saying 谚) things can easily go wrong before one gets what one wants, expects, hopes for, etc 事情往往会功败垂成: They think they'll win the election easily, but there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip. 他们以为能在选举中轻易取胜, 但事情往往会功败垂成. slip / slIp; slIp/ v (-pp-) 1 (a) [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (over) (onsth) (of a person, an animal, a car, etc) slide accidentally; lose one's balance and fall or nearly fall in this way （指人、动物、汽车等）意外滑 动, 失去平衡跌倒或险些跌倒: The climber's foot slipped, and she fell. 那个攀登的女子脚下一滑 就摔倒了. * She slipped (over) (on the ice) and broke her leg. 她（在冰上）滑了一跤把腿摔断了. * The van slipped (a few feet) down the embankment. 那客货车沿堤坝向下滑动了（几英尺）. (b) [I, Ipr, Ip] (of an object) slide accidentally out of its proper position （指物体）意外滑离原位: The lorry turned and its load slipped. 卡车转弯时车上货物滑离了原位. * The razor slipped and cut my cheek. 剃刀一滑把我脸给割破了. * The straps keep slipping off (my shoulders). 吊带老是（从我肩上）滑 下来. (c) [Ipr, Ip] move smoothly and easily in a particular direction 沿某方向顺畅而容易地移动: The ship slipped through the water. 船在水上平稳地航行. * I slipped along the bench next to her. 我 沿长一下子滑到她的旁边. * This wine slips down easily, ie is pleasant to drink. 这种葡萄酒很好 喝. 2 (a) [Ipr, Ip] go somewhere quietly or quickly, eg in order not to be noticed, or without being noticed 悄悄或匆匆到某处（如以免受注意或无人注意到）: The thief slipped out (by the back door). 那个贼偷偷（从后门）溜出去了. * We slipped away to Paris for the weekend. 我们赶到巴黎去度 周末. * The ship slipped into the harbour at night. 那艘船夜里悄悄开进了港口. * (fig 比喻) Errors have slipped into the book. 书中有些错误. * (fig 比喻) The years slipped by. 岁月在不知不觉中逝 去. * (fig 比喻) We've slipped behind schedule. 我们无形中已落后于预定计画. (b) [Tn.pr, Tn.p, Dn.n, Dn.pr] ~ sth (to sb) put sth somewhere, often quietly or secretly 将某物放在某处（常指悄悄地 或偷偷地）: slip an envelope into one's pocket 把信封悄悄塞进口袋* I slipped a few jokes into the speech. 我在讲话中巧妙地加了几句笑话. * She opened the letter-box and slipped a newspaper through. 她打开信箱把报纸塞了进去. * Slip the waiter a tip. 悄悄给服务员一点小费. * I tried to slip the note to him while the teacher wasn't looking. 我想趁老师不注意时把条子偷偷递给他. 3 [Ipr, Ip] ~ from/out of/through sth; ~ out/through fall, get away, escape, etc by being difficult to hold, or by not being held firmly 滑落; 滑脱; 逃走: The fish slipped out of my hand. 鱼从我手中滑走了. * He caught the ball, then it slipped through his fingers. 那球他已接住却又从手中滑脱了. * The mouse slipped quickly from the cat's claws. 老鼠很快从猫爪下逃走了. * (fig 比喻) I didn't mean to say that: it just slipped out. 我本不想说, 只是无意中漏了出来. 4 [Ipr, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ into/out of sth; ~ sth over/round sth; ~ sth on/off put (a coat, one's shoes, etc) on/off, esp quickly and easily 穿上 [脱去]（大衣、鞋等）（尤指迅速且容易地）: slip into/out of a dress 一下子穿上[脱下]连衣裙 * slip a shawl round one's shoulders 很快披上披肩. 5 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (from/off sth) detach or release sth 放开, 释放（某物）: slip a dog from its leash 松开皮带把狗放开* slip the rope off the hook 解开钩上的绳索* slip a stitch, ie (in knitting) move a stitch from one needle to another without knitting it 漏针（编织时）. (b) [Tn] get free from (sth); escape from 逃离（某处）; 逃脱; 挣 脱: The ship slipped its moorings. 那船漂离了系船处. * The dog slipped its collar. 狗挣脱开了项圈. * (fig 比喻) That point slipped my attention. 那一点我疏忽了. * It had slipped my mind/memory that you were arriving today. 我把你今天抵达的事忘记了. 6 (idm 习语) be `slipping (infml 口) not be as good, alert, strong, etc as usual 不如平时好、机警、强壮等: I've forgotten your name again I must be slipping. 我又把你的名字给忘了--我肯定是不行了. let sth slip (a) miss or not take advantage of (an opportunity, etc) 错过或放过（机会等）: She let slip a chance to work abroad. 她错过了出国工作的机会. (b) accidentally reveal (a secret, etc); say sth casually 偶然泄露（秘密 等）; 无意中说出（某事）: She let slip that she had not paid her tax. 她偶然说出她还没交税呢. * I let it slip that I was expecting a baby. 我无意中透露了我已怀孕了. slip `anchor (of a ship) become detached from the ropes on the anchor （指船）脱离锚索, 弃锚. slip a `disc suffer from a slipped disc 椎间盘突出. slip through sb's `fingers (esp of an opportunity) be missed by sb （尤指机会）被错过: We let the last chance of escape slip through our fingers. 我们错过了最后一次逃走的机会. 7 (phr v) slip up (on sth) (infml 口) make a careless mistake 疏忽; 出差错: I slipped up and gave you the wrong phone number. 我粗心大意给错了你电话号码. * I slipped up on the date. 我把日期弄错了. slippage / 5slIpIdV; `slIpIdV/ n [U] 1 reduction in values, prices, etc （价值、价格等的）降低, 下 降. 2 failure to keep to a schedule or target （对计画或指标的）延误: production delays due to slippage 因未能执行规定计画而造成的生产延误. slip-case n. (usu cardboard) case for a book （通常指用硬厚纸板做的）书套. slip-cover n. removable cover for a piece of furniture 家具套. slip-knot n. 1 knot that can slip easily along the rope on which it is tied, to tighten or loosen the loop 滑结（可沿绳滑动改变松紧者）. 2 knot that can be undone by pulling one end of a rope 活 结（拉绳的一端可解开者）. slip-on n, adj [attrib 作定语] (garment or shoe) made to be slipped on without fastening buttons, etc （服装或 鞋）便于穿上或脱下的（不用系扣等的）. slip-over n, adj (garment) made to be slipped easily over the head （服装）套头的. slipped disc disc between the vertebrae that has moved out of place and causes pain 突出的椎间盘. slip-road n. (US `access road) road used for driving onto or off a motorway （连接高速公路的）岔 道. =>illus at App 1 见附录1 插图, page xiii. slip-stream n. 1 stream of air behind a moving object, eg a racing-car 滑流（移动物体的后向气流, 如赛车的）. 2 stream of air thrust back by an aircraft's engines 尾流（飞机发动机的后向气流）. slip-up n. (infml 口) mistake 错误; 疏忽; 失误: Leaving his name off the list was a bad slip-up. 名单上没有他的名字是个严重的疏忽. slipway [C] (also the slips [pl]) n sloping track of stone or timber leading down to the water, on which ships are built or pulled up out of the water for repairs 船台（造船或修船用的）. slipper / 5slIpE(r); `slIpL/ n loose-fitting light soft shoe worn in the house （室内用的）便鞋, 拖鞋: a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋. slippered adj. wearing slippers 穿拖鞋的. slippery / 5slIpErI; `slIpErI/ adj (-ier, -iest) 1 (of a surface) difficult to hold, stand on or move on without slipping because it is smooth, wet, polished, etc （指物体表面）光滑的, 滑的: a slippery road, floor, etc 滑的路面、地板等* Ice made the path slippery underfoot. 路上结了冰, 走起来很滑. 2 (infml 口) (of a person) not to be trusted; unreliable （指人）狡猾的, 不可靠的: a slippery salesman 油嘴滑舌的推销员* She's as slippery as an eel. 她像狐狸一样狡猾. 3 (infml 口) (of a situation, topic, problem, etc) difficult to deal with （指形势、话题、问题等）难处理的, 棘手的: the rather slippery subject of race relations 相当棘手的种族关系问题* be on slippery ground, ie be dealing with a subject that needs tact, care, etc 处于难以处理的局面. 4 (idm 习语) the slippery `slope (infml 口) course of action that can easily lead to disaster, failure, etc 易导致失败、灾难等的 情况: A one-party state can be the start of the slippery slope towards fascism. 一党专政有可能是滑 向法西斯主义的起点. slipperiness n. [U]. slippy / 5slIpI; `slIpI/ adj (-ier, -iest) (infml 口) 1 slippery 光滑的; 滑的; 狡猾的; 棘手的. 2 (dated 旧Brit) quick (used esp in the expressions shown) 快（尤用于以下示例）: Be slippy about it! 快一点! * Look slippy! ie Hurry up! 赶快! slipshod / 5slIpFCd; `slIp9FBd/ adj not done or not doing things carefully; careless 不认真的; 粗心 的: slipshod work 不经心做的工作* a slipshod style 散漫的作风* a slipshod worker, writer, etc 马虎的工人、作者等* You're too slipshod about your presentation. 你表达得太不认真. slit / slIt; slIt/ n long narrow cut, tear or opening 狭长的切口; 裂缝; 开口: the slit of the letter-box, ie through which letters are put 信箱的投信口* eyes like slits 细长的眼睛* a long slit in her skirt 她裙上细长的开口. Cf 参看 slot. slit v. (-tt-; pt, pp slit) [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.a] make a slit in (sth) by cutting; open (sth) by slitting 切开, 裂开（某物）; 在（某物）上开缝: slit sb's throat 切开某人的喉咙* a jacket slit up the back 在背 部有开缝褶的外衣* slit cloth into strips 把布撕成细条* slit an envelope open 拆开信封. slither / 5slITE(r); `slITL/ v [I, Ipr, Ip] slide or slip unsteadily 摇晃不稳地滑动或滑行: slithering dangerously (on the muddy path) （在泥泞的路上）危险地滑行* slither down an icy slope 摇晃著 沿结冰的斜坡滑下* slithering around in the mud 在泥中滑动著* The snake slithered off (into the grass) as we approached. 那蛇在我们走近时扭动身体钻进草丛中去了. slithery adj. slippery 光滑的; 滑的. sliver / 5slIvE(r); `slIvL/ n long thin piece of sth cut or broken off from a larger piece; splinter （切割 或断裂下来的）薄长条, 碎片: slivers of wood, glass, metal, etc 木头、玻璃、金属等的碎片 * Cut me just a small sliver of cheese. 给我切一小片乾酪吧. sliver v. [I, Tn] (cause sth to) break into slivers or break off as a sliver; splinter （使某物）破碎或断 裂成碎片: The glass slivered when it fell. 玻璃杯掉在地上摔碎了. slob / slCb; slBb/ n (infml derog 口, 贬) slovenly, untidy, lazy or ill-mannered person 肮脏、不修边 幅、懒惰或粗鲁的人: Get out of bed, you idle slob! 快起来, 你这懒虫! slobber / 5slCbE(r); `slBbL/ v 1 [I] let saliva fall from the mouth; drool 流口水; 流涎: a slobbering baby 流著口水的小孩儿. 2 (phr v) slobber over sb/sth (infml derog 口, 贬) show one's affection for sb/sth too openly so that it embarrasses other people 露骨地对某人[某事物]示爱（以致使人难为 情）: slobbering all over her boyfriend 对男朋友肉麻地示爱. slobber n. [U] (infml 口) saliva 口水. slobbery / -ErI; -ErI/ adj: slobbery kisses 多口水的接吻. sloe / slEU; slo/ n 1 small, bluish-back, very bitter wild plum, fruit of the blackthorn bush 黑刺李 （果）. 2 the blackthorn bush itself 黑刺李（树）. sloe-gin n. [U] liqueur made from sloes steeped in gin 黑刺李杜松子酒. slog / slCg; slB-/ (also slug) v (-gg-) 1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] hit (sth/sb) hard 猛击（某物[某人]）: slog (at) the ball 猛击球* slogging one's opponent (all around the ring), eg in boxing （围著拳击台）猛 击对手（如拳击赛中）* slog the ball over the boundary 把球击过边线. 2 (idm 习语) slog/sweat one's guts out => gut. slog it out (infml 口) fight or struggle until a conclusion is reached 斗出个胜 负: two boxers slogging it out 要斗出个胜败的两个拳击手* The party leaders are slogging it out in a TV debate. 政党领袖在电视辩论中一决雌雄. 3 (phr v) slog (away) at sth (infml 口) work hard and steadily at sth 勤劳而塌实的工作: slogging away at my accounts 勤勤恳恳地管理著我的帐目. slog down, up, along, etc walk steadily, often with difficulty, in the direction specified 稳步地沿某方 向走（常指艰难地）: slog up (the hill) in the dark 在黑暗中吃力地向（山）上走* slogging through the snow 著雪走. slog through sth (infml 口) work hard and steadily to complete sth 勤劳而塌实 地工作以完成某事: slog through a pile of marking 埋头判一批试卷. slog (also slug) n. (infml 口) 1 hard stroke, eg in cricket 猛击（如板球赛中）. 2 (usu sing 通 常作单数) period of hard work or walking 艰难的工作或行走期间: Marking the exam papers was quite a slog. 评阅试卷是很辛苦的工作. * It's a long hard slog up the mountain. 上山的这段路很难 走. slogger n. (infml 口) 1 person who slogs, eg at cricket 猛击者（如板球赛中）. 2 hard worker 勤 劳的工作者. slogan / 5slEUgEn; `slo-En/ n word or phrase that is easy to remember, used as a motto eg by a political party, or in advertising 标语; 口号: political slogans 政治标语* `Power to the people' is their slogan. ｀一切权力归人民＇是他们的口号. sloop / slu:p; slup/ n small ship with one mast and sails pointing forward and aft 单桅纵帆船. slop / slCp; slBp/ v (-pp-) 1 [Ipr, Ip] (of liquids) spill over the edge, esp of a container （指液体）溢 出, 泼出（尤指从容器中）: I dropped the bucket, and water sloppedout (of it). 我把桶掉在地上, 水 都洒了出来. * The tea slopped (over) into the saucer. 茶溢出流到茶托里了. 2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] cause (sth) to spill 使（某物）溢出或泼出: slop the beer, paint, etc carelessly (all over the floor) 不 小心把啤酒、油漆等洒了一地* She slopped the dirty water (out) onto the grass. 她把污水泼在草 地上了. 3 (phr v) slop about/around (of liquids) move around in a small space, esp a container （指 液体）晃荡（尤指在容器里）: Water was slopping around in the bottom of the boat. 水在船底晃晃 荡荡的. slop about/around (in sth) (of people) splash around （指人）用手或脚溅水: Why do some children like slopping around in puddles? 为什麽有些儿童爱在水坑里泼水玩? slop out empty slops (slop n 1, 2) 倒污水; 倒（尿桶、便盆等）. slop n. (usu pl 通常作复数) 1 dirty waste water from sinks, baths, etc （洗涤槽、浴缸等的）污 水. 2 urine, excrement and waste water contained in a bucket in prison cells that have no toilet or sink（在无生设备的牢房里用便桶盛的）粪便与废水: [attrib 作定语] a `slop-bucket 便桶. 3 (a) swill for pigs （喂猪的）剩菜屑. (b) liquid food (eg milk, soup) esp for sick people 流质食物（如牛 奶、汤等, 尤指供病人食用的）. slope / slEUp; slop/ n 1 (usu sing 通常作单数) slanting line; surface that is at an angle of less than 90 to the earth's surface or a flat surface 斜线; 斜面; 倾斜: the slope of a roof 屋顶的斜面 * a 40 slope 40 的斜线*a slight/steep slope 稍稍的[很陡的]倾斜. 2 area of rising or falling ground 斜 坡: mountain slopes 山坡* ski slopes 滑雪斜坡. 3 (idm 习语) the slippery slope => slippery. slope v. 1 [I, Ipr, Ip] have a slope; slant 有坡度; 倾斜: a garden sloping gently towards the river 向河边稍稍倾斜的花园* The field slopes (away) to the east. 这片田地向东倾斜. * Does your handwriting slope forwards or backwards? 你写的字是向前斜还是向后斜? 2 (phr v) slope off (Brit infml 口) go away, esp without being noticed, in order to avoid doing work, etc 走开（尤指溜走 以逃避工作等）. sloppy / 5slCpI; `slBpI/ adj (-ier, -iest) 1 (infml 口) (a) (of a person) careless and untidy in dress, or in the wayhe does things （指人）衣著不整的, 做事马虎的: a sloppyworker, writer, etc 做事马虎 的工人、作者等* look sloppy 看上去不整洁. (b) done in a careless and untidy way 草率的; 粗心 的: sloppy typing 粗心大意打出的字* a sloppy repair 马虎的修理工作. 2 (infml 口) foolishly sentimental 庸俗伤感的: sloppy sentiment 庸俗伤感的情调* I hate sloppy romantic films. 我讨厌 那些庸俗伤感的爱情片. 3 (derog 贬) (a) covered with spilled water, etc 溅满水等的: a sloppy counter, floor 溅满水的柜台、地板. (b) too liquid 太稀的: sloppy porridge 很稀的麦片粥. sloppily / -IlI; -IlI/ adv (infml 口) in a sloppy(1, 2) way 衣著不整; 草率; 庸俗伤感: sloppily dressed 衣著邋遢* talking sloppily about love 庸俗伤感地谈论著爱情. sloppiness n. [U]. slosh / slCF; slBF/ v 1 (infml 口) (a) [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (about/around) (of liquid) move around noisily, eg in a bucket （指液体）晃动作响（如在桶内）: water sloshing against the sides of the bath 溅著浴 缸内侧的水 * Milk sloshed around in the flask. 牛奶在瓶里晃荡作响. (b) [Tn.pr, Tn.p] cause (liquid) to move noisily; splash 使（液体）晃动作响; 泼; 溅: slosh the whitewash all over the floor 把粉刷涂料溅了一地板* sloshing the water around in the pail 搅动桶里的水. 2 [Tn, Tn.pr] (Brit sl 俚) hit (sb) 打, 击（某人）: slosh sb on the chin 打在某人的下颌上. 3 (phr v) slosh about/around (in sth) move around noisily in sth liquid 在液体中移动作响: children sloshing about in puddles 在水坑里溅水玩的儿童. slosh sth onto sth put (paint, etc) on in a careless way 随便涂、 抹、洒或泼（颜料等）: sloshing whitewash on the wall 把粉刷涂料泼在墙上. =>Usage at spray2 用 法见 spray2. sloshed adj. [pred 作表语] (sl 俚esp Brit) drunk 醉. slot / slCt; slBt/ n 1 narrow opening through which sth can be put （可投入东西的）窄孔: put a 10p coin in the slot 把一枚 10 便士的硬币投入孔中. 2 slit, groove or channel into which sth fits or along which sth slides （用以安装某物或供某物滑动的）沟, 槽, 滑道: a slot on a dashboard for a car radio 汽车仪表板上的收音机的插口* The curtain hooks run along a slot in the curtain rail. 窗 帘的吊钩可沿轨槽滑动. 3 position for sb/sth, eg in a series of broadcasts, a lecture course, etc 为 某人[某事物]安排的位置或时间（如在一系列广播、讲座等中）: find a slot for a talk on the economy 为经济问题演讲安排时间. slot v. (-tt-) 1 [Tn] make a slot or slots in (sth) 在（某物）中开缺口、狭缝、沟、槽等. 2 (phr v) slot (sth/sb) in, into, through, etc (cause sth/sb to) move in, into, through, etc a slot(2, 3) （使某事 物[某人]）插入或置于某位置: The bolt slotted smoothly into place. 插销很容易就插上了. * slot the edge of the panel into the groove 把嵌板的边插进槽里* Slot this disk in. 把这张盘放进去. * Can we slot her into a job in the sales department? 我们能把她安排在销售部工作吗? slot-machine n. machine with a slot for coins, used for gambling, or selling cigarettes, bars of chocolate, etc 投币机（设有投币孔, 可用于赌博、售香烟、巧克力糖等）. sloth / slEUW; sloW/ n [U] (fml 文) laziness; idleness 怠惰; 懒散. slothful / -fl; -fEl/ adj (fml 文) lazy; idle 怠惰的; 懒散的. slothfully / -fElI; -fElI/ adv. slothfulness n. [U]. sloth / slEUW; sloW/ n S American mammal that lives in trees and moves very slowly 树懒（南美洲 的哺乳动物, 栖于树上, 行动极缓慢）. slouch / slaUtF; slaJtF/ v [I, Ipr, Ip] stand, sit or move in a lazy way, often not quite upright 无精打采 地立、坐或行动（常指不直）: Don't slouch! Stand up straight! 别没精打采的! 起来站直了! * She slouched past me with her hands in her pockets. 她手插在口袋里懒洋洋地从我身边走了过去. * slouching about all day doing nothing 终日闲荡无所事事. slouch n. 1 [sing] slouching posture or way of moving 无精打采的姿态或动作: walk with a slouch 没精打采地走. 2 (idm 习语) be no slouch at sth (infml 口) be very good at sth 善于做某 事: She's no slouch at tennis. 她网球打得不赖. slouchingly adv. slouch hat soft hat with a wide turned-down brim 垂边软帽. slough / slaU, ?@ also slu:; slaJ, slu/ n 1 [C] swamp; marsh 沼泽; 沼地. 2 [C] (in western Canada) pond formed by rain or melted snow （加拿大西部）（雨水、融雪形成的）水池, 池塘. 3 [sing] ~ of sth (fml 文) bad mental attitude that is hard to change 难以改变的不良心理: a slough of despair, self-pity, etc 绝望、自怜等的深渊. slough / slQf; slQf/ n skin that has fallen away from a snake; any dead tissue that falls away at regular intervals 蛇蜕下来的皮; 按时脱落的死组织. slough v. 1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (off) let (skin, dead tissue, etc) fall off; cast sth off 使（皮、死组织 等）蜕下或脱落; 舍弃某物: a snake sloughing (off) its skin 正在蜕皮的蛇. 2 (phr v) slough sth off get rid of sth; abandon sth 摆脱, 抛弃（某事物）: slough off one's bad habits, worries, responsibilities, etc 抛弃坏习惯、摆脱烦恼、卸责. slovenly / 5slQvnlI; `slQvEnlI/ adj (derog 贬) careless, untidy, dirty, etc in appearance, dress or habits （仪表、穿著、习惯等方面）疏忽的, 不整洁的, 邋遢的: a slovenly waiter, secretary, cook, etc 邋 遢的服务员、秘书、厨师等* Those terrible overalls would make anyone look slovenly. 无论谁 穿上那种不像样子的长罩衣也是个邋遢相. sloven / 5slQvn; `slQvEn/ n (dated derog 旧, 贬) slovenlyperson 不整洁的人; 邋遢的人. slovenliness n. [U]. slow / slEU; slo/ adj (-er, -est) 1 not moving, acting or done quickly; taking a long time; not fast 行 动迟缓的; 费时的; 慢的: a slow runner, vehicle, journey 跑得慢的人、行驶缓慢的车、费时的 旅程* a slow recovery from illness 缓慢的康复* We're making slow progress. 我们进展缓慢. * a slow poison 慢性毒药* They played the overture at a fairly slow tempo. 他们用相当缓慢的速度 演奏那首序曲. 2 not quick to learn; finding things hard to understand 迟钝的; 愚钝的: a slow child, learner, pupil, etc 迟钝的孩子、学习者、学生等* slow at figures, ie not good at doing calculations, etc 不善于计算. 3 [pred 作表语] ~ to sth/do sth; ~ (in/about) doing sth not doing things immediately; hesitating to act, speak, etc 迟缓的; 犹豫的: (fml 文) slow to anger 不轻易发 怒* She's not slow to tell us what she thinks. 她总是毫不犹豫地把她的想法告诉我们. * They were very slow (about) paying me. 他们不痛痛快快把钱付给我. 4 not lively or active enough; sluggish 不活跃的; 不景气的: The film's too slow, eg does not have enough exciting scenes, etc. 这 部影片太没劲了. * Business is rather slow today, eg not many goods are being sold. 今天生意很清 淡. 5 [pred 作表语] (often preceded by two minutes, one hour, etc 常用于two minutes 、 one hour 等之后) (of watches and clocks) showing a time earlier than the correct time （指钟表）慢: That clock is five minutes slow, eg It shows 1.55 when it is 2.00. 那座钟慢了五分. 6 (of a route, etc) not allowing great speed （指路径等）不能快速行进的: the slow road through the mountains 只能慢行 的山路. 7 (of a surface) causing what moves over it (esp a ball) to move at a reduced speed （指表 面）能降低（尤指球）运动速度的: a slow billiard table, cricket pitch, etc 能减低球的速度的台球 台、板球场等 * Long grass makes the field slower. 场地上草很长能影响球的速度. 8 (of photographic film) not very sensitive to light （指摄影胶片）感光性低的. 9 (idm 习语) quick/slow on the draw => draw1. quick/slow on the uptake => uptake. slowly adv 1 (preceding or following the v, as shown 置于动词前或后, 如下列所示) in a slow1(1) way 缓慢地: walk, speak, learn, react slowly 走、说、学、反应得慢* She slowly opened the door. 她 慢慢地把门打开. * Slowly, things began to improve. 情况渐渐有了好转. 2 (idm 习语) slowly but surely making slow but definite progress 进展缓慢但平稳: Slowly but surely the great ship glided into the water. 那艘巨轮缓慢而平稳地下水了. slowness n. [U]. slowcoach (Brit) (US `slowpoke) n. (infml 口) person who moves, acts, works or thinks slowly 动 作、行为、工作或思考缓慢的人: Get on with it, you old slowcoach! 继续干, 你这个慢性子! slow lane nearside lane of a motorway, along which slow vehicles move 高速公路的慢车道. slow motion ( in cinema photography) method of making action appear slow by filming a scene with a higher number of exposures than usual per second, then showing it at normal speed （电影片的）慢 动作: filmed in slow motion 拍摄成慢动作的 * [attrib 作定语] a ,slow-motion `sequence 慢动作 连续镜头. slow / slEU; slo/ adv (-er, -est) 1 (used after vs, after how or in compounds with participles 用于动 词或how 之后, 或与分词构成复合词) at a slow1(1) speed; slowly 缓慢地; 低速地: Tell the driver to go slower. 告诉司机开慢些. * How slow this train goes! 这列火车开得多慢哪! * slow-moving 缓慢移动的 * slow-cooked food 用文火烹调的食物. 2 (idm 习语) go `slow (a) (of workers) work slowly, esp as a protest or to make their employer meet their demands （指工人）怠工（尤指为 抗议或迫使雇主答应要求）. Cf 参看go-slow (go). (b) be less active than usual 减少活动: You ought to go slow until you feel really well again. 你应该减少活动, 要到真正康复以后再说. slow / slEU; slo/ v 1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (up/down) (cause sth to) go at a slower speed （使某事物）缓行, 减速: The train slowed (down) (to a crawl) as it approached the station. 火车进 站时慢了下来. * Output has slowed (up) a little. 生产已放慢了一点. * She slowed the car down and stopped. 她把汽车速度减慢后停了下来. * Lack of demand will slow (down) our economic growth. 市场需求低就要拖慢我们的经济增长速度. 2 (phr v) slow up/down work less energetically 松弛 下来: Slow up a bit, or you'll make yourself ill. 别这麽卖力气, 不然你要累出病来的. slow-down n. reduction of activity, esp a deliberatereduction of industrial production by workers or employers 生产放慢（尤指工人或雇主有目的的）: a slow-down in the dairy industry 奶制品工业 的生产放慢. slow-worm / 5slEUw\:m; `slo9w[m/ n small non-poisonousEuropean reptile with no limbs 蛇蜥蜴（欧 洲产, 无足、无毒）. SLR / 9es el 5B:(r); 9Zs Zl `Br/ abbr 缩写= (of a type of camera) single lens reflex （指一种照相 机）单镜头反射. sludge / slQdV; slQdV/ n [U] 1 thick greasy mud or substance resembling this 油泥或类似油泥之 物: some sludge in the bottom of the tank 桶底的一些淤泥. 2 sewage 污水; 下水道的污物. slue ( US) = slew. slug / slQg; slQ-/ n 1 (a) bullet, esp of irregular shape 子弹（尤指形状不规则的）. (b) (infml 口 esp US) any bullet 子弹. 2 (in printing) strip of metal with a line of type along one edge （印刷中 的）大嵌条. 3 (US) pieceof metal for use (esp illegally) in a coin-operated machine 用以（尤指非 法地）充硬币启动投币机的金属块. 4 (infml 口esp US) small amount of whisky, vodka, etc 少量 的威士忌、伏特加等: swallow a slug of gin 喝一点杜松子酒. slug / slQg; slQ-/ v (-gg-) (US) 1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] = slog. 2 (idm 习语) slug it out = slog it out (slog). slug n. = slog. sluggard / 5slQgEd; `slQ-Ld/ n (dated derog 旧, 贬) lazy slow-moving person 懒散而行动迟缓的 人. sluggish / 5slQgIF; `slQ-IF/ adj slow-moving; not alert or lively; lethargic 行动迟缓的; 不机警或不 活泼的; 无精打采的: a sluggish stream, pulse 流速缓慢的溪流、跳动缓慢的脉搏 * sluggish traffic, conversation 缓慢行驶的车辆、无生气的谈话* These tablets make me feel rathersluggish. 我吃了这些药片感到困倦无力. sluggishly adv. sluggishness n. [U]. sluice / slu:s; slus/ n 1 (also `sluice-gate, `sluice-valve) sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water out of or into a canal, lake, lock, etc 水门; 水闸: open the sluice-gates of a reservoir 放开水库的闸门. 2 water controlled by this （水闸内的）蓄水. 3 (also `sluice-way) artificial water-channel, esp where gold-miners rinse gold out of sand and dirt 人工水道; （尤指金矿 工人用以冲洗金砂的）洗矿槽. sluice v. 1 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (down/out) wash or rinse sth with a stream of water 冲洗某物: sluice ore, ie to separate it from gravel, etc 冲洗矿砂（使之与砂砾等分开）* sluice out the stables 冲洗 马厩* We sluiced the muddy wheels (down) with a hose. 我们用水龙软管冲洗沾满泥浆的轮子. 2 (phr v) sluice away, out, out of sth, etc (of water) flow away, out, etc as if from a sluice （指水）（如 同从水闸中）流走、泄出等: water sluicing out of the hole 从洞口流出的水. slum / slQm; slQm/ n 1 [C] (house or rooms in a) street, alley, etc of badly-built, over-crowded buildings 破旧拥挤的建筑物组成的街道、小巷等（里的房屋）; 贫民窟: brought up in a slum 在 贫民窟长大 * [attrib 作定语] a slum area 贫民区* slum children 贫民窟的儿童 * (fig 比喻) I can't stand this slum any longer, tidy it up! 我再也无法忍受这种脏乱的环境了, 快整理一下! 2 the slums [pl] area of a town where such buildings are found 贫民区. slum v. (-mm-) 1 [I] (usu in the continuous tenses 通常用于进行时态) visit places thought socially inferior to those where one usu works or enjoys oneself, esp out of curiosity 到社会地位低 下的地方去看看（尤指因好奇）: What are they doing drinking at this end of town? Slumming, I suppose. 他们为什麽到城里这个地方来饮酒? 我猜是想看看这穷地方的吧. 2 (idm 习语) slum it (infml 口) choose or be forced to live in poor surroundings 自愿地或被迫地在贫民窟般的环境中 生活: While he was studying, Nick had to slum it in a tiny room. 尼克上学期间只能住在很小的房 间里. slummy adj. (-ier, -iest) (derog 贬) of or like a slum; dirty or untidy （似）贫民窟的; 脏乱的: a slummy district 贫民区* It looks terribly slummy in this house. 这房子脏乱不堪. slumber / 5slQmbE(r); `slQmbL/ v [I] (fml or joc 文或谑) sleep, esp peacefully and comfortably 睡 眠（尤指睡得安稳而舒服）: The baby was slumbering peacefully. 孩子睡得正香. slumber n. (often pl 常作复数) (fml or joc esp fig 文或谑, 尤作比喻) sleep 睡眠: fall into a deep slumber 酣然入睡* disturb sb's slumber(s) 打扰某人的睡眠. slumberer / -bErE(r); -bErL/ n (fml 文) person who slumbers 睡觉的人. slumberous / -bErEs; -bErEs/ adj (fml 文) sleepy 昏昏欲睡的; 困的. slump / slQmp; slQmp/ v 1 [I, Ipr, Ip] fall or flop heavily 沉重地落下或倒下: Tired from her walk she slumped (down) onto the sofa. 她走累了, 一屁股坐在沙发上. * They found her slumped over the steering wheel. 他们发现她倒伏在方向盘上. 2 [I] (of prices, trade, business activity) fall suddenly or greatly （指价格、贸易、商业活动）突然或大幅度下跌或减少: What caused share values to slump? 股价暴跌是什麽原因? slump n. 1 period when business is bad, sales are few, etc; depression(3) 商业萧条期; 不景气; 经济衰退. Cf 参看recession 1. 2 (US) period when a person, a team, etc has little success, poor results, etc （个人、运动队等的）低潮状态（几无进展、成绩不佳等）: a slump in her career 她 事业中的低谷. slung pt, pp of sling. slunk pt, pp of slink. slur / sl\:(r); sl[/ v (-rr-) [Tn] 1 run (sounds, words) into each other so that they are indistinct 含糊不 清地发出（声音）或说（话）: the slurred speech of a drunk 喝醉的人说的含糊不清的话. 2 play (musical notes) so that each one runs smoothly into the next 连奏（音符）. 3harm (sb's reputation) by making (esp untrue) statements 诋毁（某人的名誉）: slurred by accusations of dishonesty 遭诽谤被 指责为不诚实. 4 (phr v) slur over sth avoid dealing with an unpleasant fact, a difficult problem, etc 回避令人不快的事、棘手的问题等: She slurred over the high cost of her plan. 她避而不提她这一 计画费用之巨. slur n. 1 [C, U] ~ (on sb/sth) statement, accusation, etc that may damage sb's reputation, esp when untrue 诋毁; 诽谤; 中伤: cast a slur on sb 诽谤某人* Any suggestion that I accepted bribes would be a monstrous slur. 谁说我受贿就是对我恶意中伤. * (fml 文) She tried to keep her reputation free from slur. 她极力避免名誉受损. 2 [C] (music 音) the mark ( ) or ( ), used to show that two or more notes are to be sung to one syllable or played smoothly without a break 圆滑线, 连接线（即 或）（用以表示把一组音符唱成或奏成一个音节）. 3 [C] slurred sound 含糊不清的声音. slurp / sl\:p; sl[p/ v [I, Tn, Tn.p] (infml 口) make a loud noise with the lips as one eats or drinks (sth) 吃或喝（某物）时嘴唇发出很响的声音: Stop slurping! 吃喝时别发出这麽大的声音! * He was slurping (down) his soup. 他喝汤时嘴唇发出啧啧的声音. slurp n. (usu sing 通常作单数) sound of slurping 吃或喝时嘴唇发出的响声. slurry / 5slQrI; `slQrI/ n [U] thin semi-liquid mixture, esp of cement, clay, mud, etc 半流质稀薄混合 物（尤指水泥、黏土、泥浆等）. slush / slQF; slQF/ n [U] 1 soft, usu dirty, melting snow on the ground 地面上半融化的（通常指脏 的）雪. 2 (infml derog 口, 贬) silly sentimental speech or writing 庸俗的伤感言语或文字: a romantic novel full of slush 庸俗伤感的爱情小说. slushy adj. (-ier, -est): slushy pavements 有泥有雪的人行道 * (fig 比喻) slushy sentiment, stories 庸俗伤感的情调、故事. slush fund ( derog 贬) fund created eg by a political party or a business company, for illegal purposes, eg bribing officials （政党、公司等的）用于非法目的的基金（如行贿官员的）. slut / slQt; slQt/ n (derog 贬) woman who is slovenly or sexually immoral 邋遢女子; 放荡女子: a common slut 下贱的淫荡女人. sluttish adj: a sluttish appearance （女子）邋遢的样子* sluttish behaviour （女子）放荡的行为. sly / slaI; slaI/ adj (-er, -est) 1 (often derog 常作贬义) acting or done in a secret, often cunning and deceitful, way 狡猾的; 狡诈的: a sly fellow, trick, ruse 狡诈的家伙、伎俩、计谋 * (joc 谑) You sly old devil! 你这个老奸巨猾的家伙! * It was sly of you not to tell us you'd already met. 你们真坏, 已经见了面还瞒著我们. 2 [usu attrib 通常作定语] suggesting that one knows sth secret; knowing 会意的; 会心的: a sly smile, look, etc 会心的一笑、表情等* She cast a sly glance at her bridge partner. 她向桥牌搭挡使了个会意的眼色. 3 mischievous; playful 淘气的; 顽皮的: play a sly trick on a friend 作弄朋友. 4 (idm 习语) on the `sly secretly 秘密地: She must have been having lessons on the sly. 她准是暗地里一直在上课. slyly adv. slyness n. [U]. smack / smAk; smAk/ n 1 [C] (a) (sound of a) blow given with the open hand; slap 掌击（声）; 掴: give a child a smack on the bottom 给小孩屁股上一巴掌. (b) (usu sing 通常作单数) loud sound of the lips being parted 嘴唇张开时发出的声音: a greedy smack of the lips as he cut into the steak 他 切牛排时馋得嘴唇一张发出的声音. (c) [C] (infml 口) loud kiss 出声的吻; 响吻: a smack on the lips/cheek 在嘴唇[面颊]上的响吻. 2 [C usu sing 通常作单数] blow; hit 打; 击: give the ball a hard smack, eg with a bat in cricket 用力击球（如用板球棒）. 3 [U] (sl 俚esp Brit) heroin 海洛 因. 4 (idm 习语) a smack at sth/doing sth (infml 口) attempt at doing sth 试做某事物: have a smack at making an omelette 试做煎蛋. smack v. [Tn] 1 strike (sb) with the open hand; slap 用掌击（某人）; 掴: Don't you dare smack my children! 你敢掴我的孩子! 2 (idm 习语) lick/smack one's lips/chops => lick. smack adv 1 in a sudden and violent way 突然而猛烈地: run smack into a brick wall 猛然撞在砖墙上 * hit sb smack in the eye 猛然打在某人的眼部. 2 (US `smack-dab) directly; squarely 直接地; 恰好: It landed smack(-dab) in the middle of the carpet. 那东西正好落在地毯的中央. smacker n. (infml 口) 1 loud kiss 出声的吻; 响吻. 2 (sl 俚) pound sterling or US dollar 英镑; 美元: one hundred smackers 一百块钱. smacking n. [sing] hitting or being hit with the open hand 掌掴; 挨的巴掌: The child needs a good smacking. 这孩子该好好打一顿. smack / smAk; smAk/ n small sailing-boat for fishing 捕鱼的小帆船. smack / smAk; smAk/ v (phr v) smack of sth (no passive 不用于被动语态) 1 have a slight flavour of sth 微带某味: medicine that smacks of sulphur 微带硫磺味的药. 2 suggest that sb has unpleasant attitudes or qualities 显示某人有令人不快的态度或品性: Their comments smack of racism. 他们的评论有点种族偏见的味道. smack n. [sing] ~ of sth 1 slight flavour of sth 某物的轻微之味: a smack of garlic 一点大蒜味. 2 suggestion; hint 微含某意; 暗示: There was a smack of malice in her reply. 她回答中含有恶意. small / smR:l; smRl/ adj 1 not large in size, degree, number, value, etc （体积、程度、数量、价 值等）小的, 少的: a small house, town, room, audience, sum of money 小房子、小镇、小房间、 少数听众、一小笔钱* This hat is too small for me. 这帽子我戴太小. * My influence over her is small, so she won't do as I say. 我对她起不了多大影响, 她不会按我的话去做. Cf 参看 big. =>Usage 见所附用法. 2 young 幼小的; 年幼的: Would a small child know that? 小孩能懂这种 事吗? * I lived in the country when I was small. 我小时候住在乡下. 3 [usu attrib 通常作定语] (a) not as big as sth else of the same kind （在同类事物中）较小的: the small intestine 小肠. (b) (of letters) not written or printed as capitals (capital1 2) （指字母）小写的. 4 [usu attrib 通常作定语] not doing things on a large scale 小规模的; 小范围的: a small farmer, trader, shopkeeper, company, etc 小农场主、小本商人、小店主、小公司* more help for small businesses 对小公司的较多 帮助* a small eater, ie a person who does not eat much 饭量小的人. 5 unimportant; trivial; slight 不重要的; 微不足道的; 微小的: a small matter, change, mistake 小的事情、变化、错误 * There are only small differences between the two translations. 这两种翻译之间只有些细微的区别. 6 [attrib 作定语] (derog 贬) having a mean and petty attitude 小气的; 心胸狭窄的: a very small man 心胸非常狭隘的人* Only somebody with a small mind would have refused to help. 只有心胸狭窄 的人才不肯帮助别人. 7 [attrib 作定语] (used with uncountable nouns 与不可数名词连用) little or no 些微的; 几乎没有的: have small cause to be glad 没什麽可高兴的* He failed, and small wonder, ie it is not surprising. 他失败了, 这没什麽奇怪. 8 (idm 习语) (be) grateful/thankful for small `mercies relieved that a bad situation is not worse 庆幸已然糟糕的情况并未更糟: It may be cold but it's not raining -- let's be thankful for small mercies. 尽管天气很冷, 但没有下雨--应该知足 了. great and small => great. in a big/small way => way1. it's a small `world (saying 谚) one is likely to meet, or hear about, sb one knows (however distantly) wherever one goes 世界可真小（无论走到 哪里都可能碰到或听说到自己认识的人）. look/feel `small be humiliated 感到羞愧: You made me look so small, correcting me in front of everybody. 你当众纠正我的错误, 弄得我很难为情. no/little/small wonder => wonder n. small `beer (infml 口) person or thing of no great importance or value 重要性或价值不大的人或事物: That grant was pretty small beer: we shall need a lot more money. 这点补助金是杯水车薪, 我们需要的钱远比这些多. a small `fortune a lot of money 许多 钱: The car cost me a small fortune. 这辆汽车花了我很多钱. `small fry (infml 口) people thought to be unimportant （被认为）不重要的人. the `small hours period of time soon after midnight 午夜刚 过的一段时间: working until/into the small hours 工作到深夜. the small `print the parts of a legal document, contract, etc which are often printed in small type and contain important details that are easy to overlook 法律文件、契约等中常用小号字体印刷的部分（包括容易忽视的重要细节）: The penalty clause was hidden in the small print. 惩罚条款印在不起眼的小号字体部分. * Make sure you read all the small print before signing. 一定要先看清小号字体印刷部分再签字. the still small voice => still1. small adv 1 into small pieces 成为小块: chop the wood small 把木头劈成碎块. 2 of a small size 很小: Don't draw the picture too small. 别把图画得太小. small n. 1 smalls [pl] (Brit infml 口) small items of clothing, esp underwear 小件衣物（尤指内衣 裤）. 2 [sing] the slender part of sth (used esp in the phrase shown) 某物较细的部分（尤用于以下 示例）: the small of the back 背部最窄处. smallness n. [U]. small ads / dAz; 9Adz/ (Brit infml 口) = classified advertisements (classify). small arms weapons light enough to be carried in the hands 轻武器（可随手携带者）: [attrib 作定语] small-arms fire 轻武器射击. small change coins of low value 小面值的硬币: I dropped some small change into the collecting tin. 我把一些硬 币投进募捐罐里了. smallholder, `smallholding ns (Brit) (owner or tenant of a) piece of land, usu more than one acre and less than 50 acres, used for farming 小片耕地（通常指1 至50 英亩的）; （小片耕地的）地主, 佃农. the small hours the very early hours of the morning eg 3, 4, 5 o'clock 凌晨的几小时（如3、 4、 5 点钟）. small-minded adj. (derog 贬) mean and selfish; petty 吝啬自私的; 心胸狭窄的. small-mindedness n. [U]. smallpox n. [U] serious contagious disease causing high fever and leaving permanent scars on the skin 天花: [attrib 作定语] a smallpox injection, epidemic 天花的预防注射、流行. small-scale adj. 1 (of a map, drawing, etc) drawn to a small scale2(4) so that few details are shown （指地图、图样等）以小比例绘制的. 2 not great in size, extent, quantity, etc 小规模、小范围、 小数量等的: ,only a ,small-scale `survey of 20 people 只涉及20 人的小范围调查. small talk conversation about everyday matters, usu at a social event 闲谈; 聊天: I'm afraid I have no small talk, ie I can't chat about unimportant things. 很抱歉, 我不能聊闲天. small-time adj. (infml derog 口, 贬) unimportant; petty 不重要的; 琐碎的: a small-time criminal 轻罪犯. small NOTE ON USAGE 用法: Compare small and little. 试比较 small 和 little 这两个词. Small is the usual opposite of big or large. *small 是 big 和 large 常见的反义词. It has comparative and superlative forms and can be modified by adverbs such as `rather' *small 有比较级 和最高级并可受 rather 一类副词修饰: Our house is smaller than yours but I think the garden is bigger. 我们的房子比你们的小, 但花园比你们的大. * I have a fairly small income. 我的收入相 当微薄. The comparative and superlative forms of little are rare and it is not usually modified by adverbs. *little 的比较级和最高级形式很少见, 且 little 通常不受副词修饰. It is generally only used attributively, often following another adjective, to indicate an attitude of affection, dislike, amusement, etc *little 一般只用作定语, 常置于另一形容词之后, 表示爱、厌恶、欢娱等: He's a horrid little man. 他是个讨厌的家伙. * What a lovely little house! 多漂亮的房子! smarmy / 5smB:mI; `smBrmI/ adj (-ier, -iest) (Brit infml derog 口, 贬) trying to make oneself popular by flattery and charm 逢迎的; 奉承的; 谄媚的: a smarmy salesman 满口甜言蜜语的推销 员* The waiters' manners are always so smarmy. 那些服务员总是点头哈腰的. smart / smB:t; smBrt/ adj (-er, -est) 1 bright and new-looking; well-dressed; neat 帅气的; 衣著讲究 的; 整齐的: a smart hat, frock, car 漂亮的帽子、连衣裙、汽车* You look very smart in your new suit. 你穿上新衣服显得很帅. * Make yourself smart before my parents arrive. 趁我父母未到, 你 快去打扮一下. 2 (esp US) having or showing intelligence; clever; ingenious 聪明的; 伶俐的; 聪 敏的: a smart student 聪明的学生* a smart answer, idea 巧妙的回答、主意* It was smart of you to bring a map. 你很聪明, 能想到带张地图. 3 (a) quick; brisk 快的; 敏捷的: go for a smart walk 轻松地散散步* set off at a smart pace 迈著矫健的步子出发. (b) (of a blow or of criticism) forceful （指打击或批评）有力的, 猛烈的: I gave a smart blow on the lid, and it flew open. 我朝盖子猛一 击, 就把它打开了. * a smart rebuke from the teacher 教师的严厉指责. 4 fashionable; chic 时髦 的; 高雅的: the smart set 时髦的阔人* a smart restaurant 格调高雅的餐馆. smarten / 5smB:tn; `smBrtn/ v (phr v) smarten (oneself/sb/sth) up make oneself/sb/sth neater, tidier, etc 使自己[某人/某物]更整洁、更有条理等: You'll have to smarten (yourself) up a bit before going out. 你得打扮一下再出门. * Try to smarten the house up before the visitors arrive. 在客人来到之前 要把房子整理一下. smartly adv: smartly dressed 衣著整洁* walk smartly into the room 迈著矫健的步子走进房间* hit sth smartly with a hammer 用锤子猛敲某物. smartness n. [U]. smart alec / 5AlIk; 9AlIk/ (infml usu derog 口, 通常作贬义) person who acts as if he has great ability and knowledge; know-all 自作聪明的人; 万事通. smart / smB:t; smBrt/ v [I, Ipr] ~(from sth) cause or feel a sharp stinging pain (of the body or the mind) 造成或感到（肉体或精神方面的）痛苦: The bee-sting smarted terribly. 蜜蜂蜇得很疼. * He smarted from the savage attacks on his film. 他因自己的影片受到猛烈攻击而感到痛心. * They're still smarting from their defeat in the final. 他们仍在为决赛失败而伤心. smart n. [U] (fml 文) sharp physical or mental pain 肉体或精神上的痛苦: the constant smart of the blisters on his feet 他脚上水泡引起的持续疼痛. smash / smAF; smAF/ v 1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p, Cn.a] ~ sth (up); ~ sth open (cause sth to) be broken violently into pieces （使某物）粉碎, 破碎: the sound of a glass smashing (into pieces) on the floor 玻璃杯摔在地板上破碎时发出的声音* smash a window 打破一扇窗户* smash (up) all the furniture 捣毁所有的家具* smash the furniture to pieces 把家具砸碎* The lock was rusty, so we had to smash the door open. 锁住了, 我们得把门砸开. 2 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] hit (sth/sb) very hard 重击, 痛击, 猛击（某物[某人]）: smash the ball (out of the court) 用力击球（把球击出 场外）* I'll smash you in the eye! 当心我给你眼睛一拳! * The batsman smashed the ball up into the air. 击球员把球击得很高. (b) [Tn, Tn.pr] (in tennis) hit (a ball) downwards over the net with a hard overhand stroke （网球）打出高压（球）: He smashed the lob (straight at his opponent's body). 他 把高球（冲著对手）叩杀过去. 3 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) crash (a vehicle) 撞毁（车）: She smashed (up) her new car in the fog. 她在大雾中把新汽车给撞毁了. 4 [Tn] (infml 口) defeat or destroy (eg an opponent or his activities); end (esp sth bad) 击败或粉碎（如对手或其行动）; 结束（尤指 坏事）: We are determined to smash terrorism. 我们一定要消灭恐怖主义. * The champions were completely smashed in the final. 冠军在决赛中都吃了败仗. * smash a record, ie (in sport, etc) set a far better record （运动等）大破记录* Police smashed the drug ring. 警方粉碎了贩毒集团. 5 (phr v) smash (sth) against, into, through, etc sth (cause sth to) move with great force into, against etc, sth （使某物）冲进或撞上某物: The car smashed into the wall. 汽车撞在墙上. * The elephant smashed through the trees. 大象在树林中横冲直撞. * She smashed the hammer down onto the box. 她用锤 子猛击箱子. smash sth down make sth fall down by smashing it, eg with a hammer 击倒某物（如用 锤子）: The fireman smashed the door down to reach the children. 消防员破门而入冲向孩子们. smash sth in make a hole, dent, etc in sth by hitting it with great force 将某物撞出窟窿、凹痕等: Vandals smashed the door in. 那些破坏公物的人把门撞瘪了. * (infml 口) I'll smash your head in! ie said as a threat to hit sb. 当心我砸碎你的脑袋! smash n. 1 [sing] act or sound of smashing 破碎; 破碎时发出的声音: the smash of breaking glass 玻璃摔得粉碎* The plate hit the floor with a smash. 盘子摔在地板上啪的一声碎了. (also `smash-up) [C] car crash 撞车: an awful smash(-up) on the motorway 高速公路上严重的撞车 事故. 3 [C] tennis stroke in which a player smashes the ball 网球的高压球: develop a powerful smash 训练打出强有力的高压球. 4 [C] (also smash `hit) (infml 口) play, song, film, etc which is suddenly very successful 极为轰动的戏剧、歌曲、影片等. smash adv with a smash （撞）得破碎; 碰撞时发出声音: land smash on the floor 掉在地板上摔得粉碎 * go/run smash into the wall 步行[跑步]时砰的一声撞到墙上. smashed adj. [pred 作表语] (sl 俚) drunk 喝醉. smasher n. (infml 口esp Brit) excellent, attractive, etc person or thing 优异的、漂亮的人或事物; 尤物: She's a real smasher! 她真是漂亮极了! smashing adj. (infml 口 esp Brit) excellent 极好的: We had a smashing time on holiday! 我们假 期过得真痛快! smash-and-grab adj. [attrib 作定语] (of a robbery) in which the thief smashes a shop window to steal the goods on display （指抢劫案）（窃贼）砸破商店橱窗（抢走陈列品之）行劫的: a ,smash-and-grab raid 砸破商店橱窗行劫. smattering / 5smAtErIN; `smAtErIN/ n [sing] ~ (of sth) slight knowledge, esp of a language 浅薄的 知识（尤指对一语言）; 一知半解: have a smattering of French, German, etc 懂一点法语、德语 等. smear / smIE(r); smIr/ v 1 [Tn.pr] ~ sth on/over sth/sb; ~ sth/sb with sth spread a greasy or sticky substance, eg paint, on sth/sb 将油脂或黏性物质（如油漆）涂于某物[某人]: smear oil on the machinery 把油涂在机器上 * smearing mud all over the wall 在墙上涂满泥浆 * We smeared cream on our faces/smeared our faceswith cream. 我们在脸上搽雪花膏. 2 [Tn] (a) make (sth) dirty or greasy; smudge 弄脏（某物）; 使某物）弄上油污: The window was all smeared after the rain. 下过雨后窗户都脏了. * Don't smear the lens; I've just polished it. 别把镜头弄脏了, 我刚刚擦过. (b) (fig 比喻) damage (sb or sb's reputation), eg by suggesting they have acted immorally 玷污（某人 或某人的名誉）（如说某人行为不端）: In politics you expect to get smeared by your opponents. 在 政治事务中遭对手诽谤是常有的事. 3 [Tn] blur (a drawing, an outline, etc) eg by rubbing it 将 （图画、轮廓等）弄模糊（如经摩擦）: smear the print with one's finger 手指把印刷品弄得模糊 不清. smear n. 1 mark made by smearing 污点; 污迹: a smear of paint 油漆的污迹* smears of blood on the wall 墙上的血迹. 2 ~ (on sb/sth) suggestion or accusationthat damages sb's reputation 污蔑; 诽谤: This accusationof bribery is a vile smear on an honourable citizen. 这项有关贿赂的指控是对 一个正直公民的无耻诽谤. * [attrib 作定语] a smear campaign 一系列有预谋的诽谤活动 * smear tactics 污蔑的伎俩. 3 specimen of a substance spread on a slide to be examined under a microscope 涂片（涂在显微镜载片上供检查的物质标本）: a cervical smear, ie taken from the cervix 子宫颈涂 片 * [attrib 作定语] a smear test 涂片检查. smeary / 5smIErI; `smIrI/ adj (-ier, -iest) (infml 口) 1 smeared 被涂污的; 被弄脏的: a smeary window 弄脏的窗户. 2 causing smears 造成污迹的: a smeary paintbrush 容易弄出污迹的颜料 刷. smell / smel; smZl/ n 1 [U] ability to smell 嗅觉: Taste and smell are closely connected. 味觉与嗅 觉是密切相关的. * The dogs can find drugs by smell. 这些狗能嗅出毒品. 2 (a) [C, U] thing that is smelled; quality that allows sth to be smelled; odour 气味; 某物特有的气味: a strong smell of gas 一股强烈的煤气味* There's a smell of cooking. 有一股烹饪的味. * The smells from the kitchen filled the room. 整个房间都是从厨房飘来的气味. * The cream has no smell. 这种奶油无特殊气味. (b) [sing] unpleasant smell 难闻的气味; 臭味: There's a bit of a smell in here. 这里有点难闻的味. * What a smell! 多难闻的气味! 3 [C usu sing 通常作单数] act of smelling sth 嗅; 闻: Have a smell of this egg and tell me if it's bad. 闻闻这个蛋, 告诉我坏没坏. * One smell of the rotten meat was enough! 这腐烂的肉闻一下就够受的了! smelly adj. (-ier, -iest) (infml 口) having a bad smell 发出难闻气味的; 有臭味的: a smelly room, car, yard 有难闻气味的房间、汽车、院子* smelly feet, breath, fumes 有臭味的脚、口臭、难 闻的烟. smelliness n. [U]. smell / smel; smZl/ v (pt, pp smelt / smelt; smZlt/ or smelled) =>Usage at dream2 用法见dream2. 1 (a) [Tn, Tf, Tng no passive 不用于被动语态] (not used in the continuous tenses; often with can or could 不用于进行时态, 常与can 或could 连用) notice (sth/sb) by using the nose 闻出, 嗅出（某 物[某人]）的气味: Do you smell anything unusual? 你闻到有什麽怪味吗? * The dog smelt the rabbit a long way off. 那条狗嗅出远处有兔子. * I could smell (that) he had been smoking. 我闻得 出他抽过烟. * I can smell something burning. 我闻到燃烧东西的气味. (b) [Ipr, Tn] ~ (at) sth sniff sth in order to test its smell 闻某物以分辨其气味: a dog smelling (at) a lamp-post 闻著路灯柱的狗 * Smell this and tell me what it is. 闻闻这东西, 告诉我是什麽. 2 [I] (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时态) be able to smell 有嗅觉: Can fish smell? 鱼有嗅觉吗? 3 (a) [I] (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时态) have an unpleasant smell 有难闻的气味; 有臭味: Your breath smells. 你呼出的气很难闻. * The fish has begun to smell. 这鱼已经发臭了. (b) [La, Ipr] ~ (of sth) have a smell of the specified type 有某种气味: The flowers smell sweet. 这些花很香. * The dinner smells good. 这饭菜闻起来真香. * What does the perfume smell like? 这种香水闻起来怎样? * The meat smells of garlic. 这肉有大蒜的气味. * Your breath smells of brandy. 你呼吸中带有白兰 地酒味. 4 [Tn, Tng no passive 不用于被动语态] (fig 比喻) be able to detect (sth) by instinct 藉本 能或直觉察知（某事）: The reporter began to smell a good story. 那记者意识到要有精彩的报道材 料. * I can smell trouble (coming). 我凭直觉感到（要）有麻烦了. 5 (idm 习语) smell a `rat (infml 口) suspect that sth is wrong 怀疑某事不对头: I smelt a rat when he started being so helpful! 他主 动帮起忙来, 我怀疑其中另有文章. 6 (phr v) smell sb/sth out (a) detect sb/sth by smelling 藉嗅觉 发现某人[某物]: Specially-trained dogs can smell out drugs. 受过特殊训练的狗能嗅出毒品. (b) discover sth by finding and interpreting clues 通过对线索的发掘和分析发现某事物: The Secret Service smelled out a plot to kill the President. 情报部门抽丝剥茧发现了要行刺总统的阴谋. smelling-salts n. [pl] sharp-smelling substances sniffed esp as a cure for faintness 嗅盐（尤用于治 疗昏厥）. smelt / smelt; smZlt/ v [Tn] 1 heat and melt (ore) in order to obtain the metal it contains 熔炼. 2 obtain (metal) in this way （以熔炼法）提炼（金属）: a copper-smelting works 炼铜厂. smelt / smelt; smZlt/ n (pl unchanged or ~s 复数或不变或作smelts) small fish eaten as food 银白 鱼. smelt pt, pp of smell2. smidgen (also smidgin) / 5smIdVEn; `smIdVEn/ n [sing] ~ (of sth) (infml 口esp US) small bit or amount 些微; 少量: `Do you want some sugar?' `Just a smidgen.' ｀你要糖吗?＇｀只要一点儿.＇ smile / smaIl; smaIl/ n 1 expression of the face, usu with the corners of the mouth turned up, showing happiness, amusement, pleasure, etc 微笑: with a relieved, amused, cheerful smile on his face 他面带宽慰、喜悦、欢快的笑容* give sb a happy smile 对某人愉快地微笑. 2 (idm 习 语) all `smiles looking very happy 显得非常愉快: She was all smiles at the news of her win. 她听到 自己获胜的消息喜形于色. smile v. 1 [I, Ipr] ~ (at sb/sth) give a smile or smiles 微笑: smile happily, with pleasure, etc 幸福 地、高兴地...微笑* He never smiles. 他从不露笑脸. * I smiled at the child and said `Hello'. 我朝 那小孩笑了笑说: ｀你好＇. 2 [Tn] express (sth) by means of a smile 以微笑表示（某信息）: She smiled her approval. 她以微笑表示同意. * I smiled my thanks. 我以微笑表示谢意. 3 [Tn] give (the specified type of smile) 发出（某种微笑）: She smiled a bitter smile. 她苦笑了一下. 4 (phr v) smile on sb/sth (fml 文) approve of or encourage sb/sth 对某人[某事物]表示赞成或鼓励之意: The council did not smile on our plan, ie rejected it. 委员会否决了我们的计画. * Fortune smiled on us, ie We were successful. 幸运之神向我们微笑了（我们成功了）. smilingly adv with a smile or smiles 微笑著. smirch / sm\:tF; sm[tF/ v [Tn] = besmirch. smirk / sm\:k; sm[k/ n silly or self-satisfied smile 傻笑; 得意的笑: Wipe that smirk off your face! 别 那麽傻笑了! smirk v. [I] give a smirk 傻笑. smirk NOTE ON USAGE 用法: Compare smirk, sneer, frown, scowl and grimace. 试比较smirk 、 sneer 、 frown 、 scowl 、 grimace 这几个词. These verbs indicate people twisting their faces to express various, usually negative, attitudes. 这几个动词表达的是面部的各种表情, 通常都表示有不好的 含义. People smirk when they smile in a silly way to show that they are pleased with themselves, usually at the expense of somebody else. *smirk 指自鸣得意地傻笑, 通常含幸灾乐祸之意. When we sneer, we curl our upper lip to express a superior or contemptuous attitude to other people *sneer 指翘起上唇嗤笑, 流露出高人一等的或轻蔑的神情: He's always sneering at my suggestions. 他总 是对我提出的建议嗤之以鼻. We frown by bringingour eyebrows together to indicate displeasure, puzzlementor concentration. *frown 指皱眉头, 表示不悦、不解或精神集中. When scowling we twist the whole face to express anger, bad temper, etc *scowl 指怒容满面, 表示愤怒、发脾气等: He sits alone all day scowling at passers-by. 他整天独自坐著, 横眉怒目地瞪著来往的人. We also twist the whole face when we grimace.*grimace 也指整个面部抽动的表情. We usually grimace for a very short time as a reaction to pain or annoyance, or to cause laughter. *grimace 通常为时短暂, 是 痛苦或烦恼的反应, 或是为引人发笑. smite / smaIt; smaIt/ v (pt smote / smEUt; smot/, pp smitten / 5smItn; `smItn/) [Tn] (fml or joc 文或 谑) 1 hit (sb/sth) hard; strike 重击（某人[某物]）; 打: He smote the ball into the grandstand. 他把 球打到看台上去了. 2 have a great effect on (sb) 对（某人）产生重大影响: His conscience smote him. 他受到了良心的谴责. smith / smIW; smIW/ n 1 = blacksmith. 2 (in compounds 用以构成复合词) person who makes metal utensils, ornaments, etc 金属工匠（制金属器皿、饰物等者）: a `goldsmith * a `silversmith. smithy / 5smITI; `smITI/ n blacksmith's workshop 铁匠. smithereens / 9smITE5ri:nz; 9smITE`rinz/ n [pl] (used esp with vs meaning break or destroy) small pieces （尤与意为｀打破＇或｀粉碎＇之类的动词连用）碎片: smash, blow, hammer, etc sth (in)to smithereens 把某物撞、炸、敲...成碎片. smitten pp of smite. smitten / 5smItn; `smItn/ adj [pred 作表语] 1 ~ with sth deeply affected by (an emotion) 深受（某 种情感）的影响: smitten with remorse for one's cruelty 对自己的残酷行为深感悔恨. 2 ~ (with sb/sth) (esp joc 尤作戏谑语) having taken a sudden, often romantic, liking(to sb) （对某人）突然喜 爱（常指情爱）: I met Janet yesterday, and I'm rather smitten with her. 我昨天遇见了珍妮特, 一下 子就爱上她了. smock / smCk; smBk/ n (a) loose garment (often with smocking on it) worn over other clothes to protect them from dirt, etc 罩衫, 罩衣（常有褶饰）: Smocks were formerly worn by farm-workers. 这种罩衫是旧时农民穿的. * The artist's smock was covered in paint. 那艺术家的罩衣上沾满了颜 料. (b) loose comfortable shirt-like garment worn esp by pregnant women （衬衫式的）宽松舒适的 上衣（尤指孕妇服）: a brightly-coloured smock worn over trousers 罩住裤子的鲜艳上衣. smocking n. [U] type of decoration on a garment made by gathering the cloth tightly with stitches （服装上的）褶饰: delicate smocking on a baby's dress 幼儿服装上精致的褶饰. smog / smCg; smB-/ n [U] mixture of fog and smoke 雾和烟的混合物; 烟雾: Smog used to bring London traffic to a standstill. 过去伦敦的交通常因烟雾而受阻. =>Usage at fog 用法见 fog. smoke / smEUk; smok/ n 1 [U] visible (usu white, grey or black) vapour coming from sth that is burning 烟: smoke from factory chimneys 工厂烟囱冒出的烟* The room was full of cigarette smoke. 满屋子都是香烟的烟雾. 2 [C] (a) (usu sing 通常作单数) (infml 口) act or period of smoking tobacco 吸烟; 抽烟: They stopped work to have a smoke. 他们停下工作吸口烟. * I haven't had a smoke all day. 我一整天还没抽过烟呢. (b) (dated sl 旧, 俚) thing (esp a cigar or cigarette) to be smoked 烟（尤指雪茄或香烟）: Has anyone got any smokes? 哪位有烟? 3 (idm 习 语) ,go up in `smoke (a) be completely burnt 被烧光: The whole house went up in smoke in less than an hour. 整座房子不到一个小时就烧光了. (b) (fig 比喻) result in failure; leave nothing of value behind 以失败告终; 未剩下有价值的东西: When he crashed his car all his travel plans went up in smoke. 他把汽车撞坏了, 他的整个旅行计画都吹了. (there is) ,no ,smoke with,out `fire (saying 谚) there is always some reason for a rumour 无火不生烟; 谣言也总是事出有因: He's denied having an affair with his secretary, but of course there's no smoke without fire. 他不承认和他秘书发生了关系, 但自是空穴来风喽. smokeless adj. [usu attrib 通常作定语] 1 burning with little or no smoke （燃烧时）无烟的: smokeless fuel 无烟燃料. 2 free from smoke （环境）无烟的: a smokeless zone, ie an area where smoke is prohibited 禁止吸烟区. smokiness n. [U]: He hates the smokiness of pubs and bars. 他讨厌酒馆和酒吧里弥漫的烟雾. smoke-bomb (also `smoke-grenade) n. bomb that sends out clouds of smoke (used esp in police or military operations) 烟幕弹（尤为警方或于军事行动中使用的）: Smoke-bombs were thrown during the street riots. 街道上出现骚乱时投放了烟幕弹. smoke-screen n. (a) clouds of smoke used to hide military, naval, police, etc operations 烟幕（用以 掩护陆军、海军、警方等的行动的）. (b) (fig 比喻) action, explanation, etc designed to hide one's real intentions, activities, etc 障眼法（用以遮掩真实意图、行动等的举动、藉口等）: The export business was just a smokescreen for his activities as a spy. 他做出口生意只是为他的间谍活动打掩 护. smoke-stack n. (a) funnel serving as an outlet for steam from a steamship 轮船的烟囱. (b) tall chimney 高大的烟囱. (c) (US) funnel of a steam train 蒸汽火车的烟囱. smoke / smEUk; smok/ v 1 [I] (a) give off smoke or other visible vapour 冒烟; 冒气: a smoking volcano 冒著烟的火山* smoking factory chimneys 冒著烟的工厂烟囱. (b) (of a fire or fireplace) give off too much smoke (and send it out into the room instead of up the chimney) （指炉火或壁炉） 出烟过多（未经烟囱排出而进入屋内）: This fireplace smokes (badly). 这个壁炉烟冒得（太）厉 害. 2 [I, Tn] draw in smoke from burning tobacco or other substances through the mouth and let it out again; use cigarettes, etc in this way regularly 吸烟; 抽（香烟等）: Do you smoke? 你抽烟吗? * She has never smoked. 她从不吸烟. * He smokes a pipe. 他抽烟斗. * She smokes 20 (cigarettes) a day. 她一天抽20 支（香烟）. 3 [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] preserve (meat, fish, etc) with smoke (from wood fires) to give a special taste 用烟熏制（肉、鱼等）: smoked ham, salmon, mackerel, etc 熏火腿、鲑、鲭等. 4 [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] darken (esp glass) with smoke 熏黑（尤指玻璃）: He looked at the sun through a sheet of smoked glass. 他透过一片熏黑的 玻璃观看太阳. * fit smoked plastic lenses in spectacles 把烟色的塑料镜片安在眼镜上. 5 (idm 习语) put that in your pipe and smoke it => pipe1. 6 (phr v) smoke sb/sth out drive sb/sth out by means of smoke 将某人[某物]熏出: smoke out snakes from a hole 把蛇从洞中熏出 * (fig 比喻) He was determined to smoke out the leaders of the gang, ie bring them out of hiding. 他决心要把匪 首从躲藏处赶出来. smoke sth out fill sth with smoke 使某处充满烟雾: Turn off that pan you're smoking the place out! 快把坐著锅的炉子关上--你把这儿弄得都是烟. smoker n. 1 person who smokes tobacco regularly 吸烟的人: a heavy smoker, ie one who smokes very often 吸烟多的人* Non-smokers often disapprove of smokers. 不吸烟的人往往不赞成别人 吸烟. 2 carriage on a train where smoking is allowed （火车上的）准予吸烟的车厢: Shall we sit in a smoker or a non-smoker? 我们坐吸烟车厢还是非吸烟车厢? smoking n. [U] activity or habit of smoking cigarettes, etc 吸烟; 抽烟: `No Smoking', eg on a notice in a public place ｀禁止吸烟＇* Smoking isn't allowed in this cinema. 这家影院不准吸烟. * Smoking damages your health. 吸烟有害于健康. * [attrib 作定语] the smoking section of an aircraft 飞机上的吸烟区. smoking-jacket n. man's comfortable jacket, made of velvet, etc, worn (esp formerly) at home 吸烟 服（男用舒适的丝绒等制的外衣, 尤指旧时在家中穿的）. smoking-room n. room (in a hotel, etc) where smoking is allowed （旅馆等的）吸烟室. smoky / 5smEUkI; `smokI/ adj (-ier, -iest) 1 giving out or having a lot of smoke; full of smoke 冒烟 的; 多烟的; 烟雾弥漫的: smoky chimneys, fires, etc 冒烟的烟囱、炉火等 * the smoky atmosphere of an industrial town 工业城市中混有烟雾的空气* This room is very smoky. 这房间 里烟雾弥漫. 2 like smoke in smell, taste or appearance （气味、味道或外观）像烟（雾）的: smoky cheeses 烟熏味的乾酪* rather a smoky whisky 带有烟熏味的威士忌. 3 like smoke in colour, appearance, etc （颜色、外观等）像烟（雾）的: a pretty smoky glass 小巧的烟色玻璃杯 * a smoky grey coat 烟灰色的大衣. smokiness n. [U]. smolder ( US) = smoulder. smooch / smu:tF; smutF/ v [I] (infml 口) kiss and cuddle, sometimes when dancing slowly with another person 接吻、拥抱（有时于慢舞时）: hours of smooching in the back seat of the car 在汽 车后座上接吻、拥抱数小时* couples smooching on the dance floor 在舞池里相拥相吻的对对舞 伴. smooch n. [sing] (infml 口) activity of smooching 接吻、拥抱: having a smooch in the back row of the cinema 在影院后排接吻、拥抱. smooth / smu:T; smuT/ adj (-er, -est) 1 having an even surface without points, lumps, bumps, etc; not rough 光滑的; 平坦的; 平静的: a smooth skin 光滑的皮肤 * a smooth road 平坦的路面 * a smooth sheet of ice 光滑的冰* a smooth sea, ie calm, free from waves 平静的海面* Marble is smooth to the touch, ie feels smooth when touched. 大理石摸起来很光滑. Cf 参看 rough1. 2 free from difficulties, problems, etc 顺利的; 无困难的; 无问题的: as smooth a journey as possible 极为 顺利的旅途* The new bill had a smooth passage through Parliament. 新法案在议会顺利通过. * They made things very smooth for me, ie removed difficulties for me. 他们为我排除了困难. moving evenly, without bumps, jolts, stops, etc 平稳的; 无颠簸的; 不摇晃的: a smooth ride in a good car 坐著性能好的汽车平稳的行驶* a smooth landing in an aircraft 乘飞机平稳的著陆 * a smooth crossing by sea 平稳的海上横渡* smooth breathing 畅顺的呼吸. 4 (of a liquid mixture) free from lumps; evenly mixed or beaten （指液态混合物）无颗粒的, 搅拌均匀的: smooth custard 调匀的牛奶蛋糊* Mix the butter and sugar to a smooth paste. 把黄油、糖调匀成糊状. 5 (a) tasting pleasant; not bitter 味美的; 不苦的: a smooth whisky 味醇的威士忌* a smooth cigar 烟味 柔和的雪茄. (b) (fig 比喻) flowing easily and evenly 流畅的: smooth verse 流畅的诗句 * a smooth voice 柔和的嗓音. 6 (often derog 常作贬义) (usu used of men) flattering and agreeable (but perhaps insincere); (too) polite （通常指男子）奉承而随和的（但可为虚假的）; （过分）礼 貌的: a smooth manner 圆滑的态度* a smooth, plausible individual 八面玲珑、油嘴滑舌的人. 7 (idm 习语) in smooth `water(s) making even and easy progress 进展顺利; 一帆风顺: The business seems to be in smooth waters these days. 这些日子生意好像很顺利. a smooth, slick, etc operator => operator. (as) smooth as `silk/a baby's `bottom/`velvet very smooth 十分柔软、光滑: Her skin is still as smooth as a baby's bottom. 她的皮肤仍然十分柔软、光滑. take the rough with the smooth => rough3. smoothie (also smoothy) ( infml derog 口, 贬) n person (usu a man) who behaves in a smooth1(6) way 奉承而随和的人（通常指男子）: Don't trust him he's a real smoothie! 别相信他--他净顺情 说好话! smoothly adv in a smooth manner 光滑地; 平坦地; 平静地; 顺利的: The engine is running smoothly now. 发动机现在运转得很顺畅. * Things are not going very smoothly, ie There are troubles, interruptions, etc. 事情进展得不太顺利. smoothness n. [U]: the smoothness of her skin 她皮肤的柔软光滑* the smoothness of the sea 海 面的平静* the smoothness of the negotiations 谈判的顺利进展. smooth-tongued (also ,smooth-spoken) adj. (usu derog 通常作贬义) speaking in a smooth1(6) way; persuasive in speech 油腔滑调的; 能言善辩的: ,smooth-tongued `salesmen 能说会道的推销员. smooth / smu:T; smuT/ v 1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (away, back, down, out, etc) make sth smooth or flat 使某物光滑、平坦、平静或顺利: smooth down one's dress 拉平衣服* smooth her skirt over her hips 抚平她裙子的臀部处* smooth out a sheet on a bed 把床单平* smooth down wood with sandpaper 用砂纸把木料打磨光滑. 2 (idm 习语) smooth sb's path make progress easier for sb 为某人平道路: Speaking the language fluently certainly smoothed our path. 我们说这种语言 说得很流利, 确实为我们带来许多方便. smooth sb's ,ruffled `feathers make sb feel less angry or offended 平息某人的怒气或怨气. 3 (phr v) smooth sth away get rid of (esp problems, difficulties, etc) smoothly and easily, or by smoothing 轻易地摆脱或消除（尤指问题、困难等）: smooth away wrinkles with cream 用油膏消除皱纹* We'll smooth away any difficulties when we reach them. 我 们碰到任何困难都能顺利克服. * Money helps to smooth away most problems. 金钱有助于使许多 问题迎刃而解. smooth sth over make (problems, etc) seem less important 使（问题等）缓解: It will be difficult for you to smooth over your differences after so many years. 经过了这麽多年, 你想消除 你们之间的分歧谈何容易. smorgasbord / 5smR:gEsbR:d; `smRr-Es9bRrd/ n [U] (meal with a) variety of hot or cold savoury dishes served from a buffet 瑞典式自助餐（的各种冷热佳肴）: Help yourself from the smorgasbord. 请随便用自助餐. smote pt of smite. smother / 5smQTE(r); `smQTL/ v 1 [I, Tn] (cause sb to) die from lack of air, or from not being able to breathe; suffocate （使某人）窒息, 闷死: He smothered the baby with a pillow. 他用枕头把婴儿 闷死了. * (fig 比喻) She felt smothered with kindness. 她感受到难以消受的热情. 2 [Tn] put out or keep down (a fire) by covering it with ashes, sand, etc 用灰、沙等熄灭或闷住（火）: If you put too much coal on the fire at once you'll smother it. 在火上一下子添上很多煤, 反而能把火闷死. * Smother the flames from the burning pan with a wet towel. 用湿毛巾把锅里的火扑灭. * (fig 比喻) smother a yawn, smile, laugh, etc, ie prevent it from developing 忍住哈欠、微笑、大笑等 * (fig 比喻) He had to smother a giggle. 他得抑制住自己, 不咯咯地笑出声来. 3 [Tn.pr] ~ sth/sb with/in sth cover sth/sb thickly or to too great an extent 厚厚地或大面积地覆盖某物[某人]: a pudding smothered in cream 有很厚的奶油的布丁* smother a child with kisses 不停地吻著孩子. smoulder (US smolder) / 5smEUldE(r); `smoldL/ v [I]burn slowly without flame （无火焰）缓慢燃 烧: a cigarettesmouldering in the ashtray 在烟灰缸里慢慢燃烧的香烟 * (fig 比喻) Hate smouldered inside him. 他心中积怨甚久. * She smouldered silently with jealousy, ie did not express it openly. 她妒火中烧. smudge / smQdV; smQdV/ n dirty or blurred mark, oftencaused by rubbing 污点, 污迹（常因磨擦造 成的）: You'vegot a smudge of soot on your cheek. 你脸上有块煤灰污迹. * Wash your hands or you'll make smudges on the writing paper. 把手洗乾净, 别把写字的纸弄脏了. smudge v. 1 [Tn] make a dirty or blurred mark or marks on (sth) 弄污, 污脏（某物）: paper smudged with fingerprints 被指印弄脏的纸* You've smudged my picture! 你把我的画给弄脏了! 2 [I] become blurred or smeared 变模糊; 弄脏: Wet ink smudges easily. 墨水没乾很容易弄出污迹. smug / smQg; smQ-/ adj (-gger, -ggest) (usu derog 通常作贬义) too pleased with or proud of oneself, one's achievements, etc; self-satisfied 沾沾自喜的; 自满的; 自鸣得意的: a life of smug respectability 沾沾自喜的体面生活* smug optimism 自鸣得意的乐观态度. smugly adv: smile smugly at the failures of others 对别人的失败幸灾乐祸. smugness n. [U]. smuggle / 5smQgl; `smQ-l/ v [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth/sb (into/out of/across/through sth); ~ sth/sb in/out/across/through 1 get (goods) secretly and illegally into or out of a country, esp without paying customs duty 偷运（货物）进出某国（尤指逃避关税）; 走私: smuggle Swiss watches into England 走私瑞士表运进英国* smuggle drugs through customs 偷运毒品过海关* smuggle goods across a frontier 偷运货物过境 * arrested for smuggling out currency 因私携货币出境而被捕. 2 send, take or bring (sth/sb) secretly and in defiance of rules and regulations （违反规章制度）偷运, 偷带 （某物[某人]）: smuggle people out of the country 把人偷偷运送出国* smuggle a prisoner through the main gates 把囚犯偷偷带出大门* smuggle a letter into prison 把信偷偷带进监狱. smuggler / 5smQglE(r); `smQ-lL/ n person whosmuggles 走私者; 偷运者: This cave was used by smugglersin the eighteenth century. 这个洞穴是十八世纪走私的人使用的. drug smugglers 走私毒 品的人. smuggling / 5smQglIN; `smQ-lIN/ n [U] activity of smuggling 走私活动: `drug-smuggling 毒品 走私活动* There's a lot of smuggling across this frontier. 这段边境走私活动很猖獗. smuggle NOTE ON USAGE 用法: People smuggle goods from one country to another when they illegally take things like watches, drugs, cigarettes, etc across a border. *smuggle 指将手表、毒品、 香烟之类物品从一国非法越过边境运往另一国. These goods may be banned (eg drugs) or they may be more expensive in the second country because of duty (eg jewellery). 这些物品或为禁品（如毒 品）, 或因关税重（如珠宝）在另一国可能价格更贵. Smugglers run guns, drugs and other prohibited dangerous items between countries, possibly as a regular activity. *run 指走私者在国与国之间运送 枪支、毒品及其他违禁危险品, 可能为经常性的活动. Goods (especially alcohol) are bootlegged when they aresmuggled or manufactured and sold illegally. *bootleg 指非法运送、制造及出售货物 （尤指酒）. When records, films, books, etc are illegally copied and sold they are pirated. *pirate 指非 法复制及出售唱片、影片、书籍等. smut / smQt; smQt/ n 1 [C] (mark or spot made by a) bit of soot, dirt, etc 煤炱、污泥等（造成的 污迹或污点）: dozens of smuts on my clean washing 我洗乾净的衣物上的许多污迹. 2 [U] (infml derog 口, 贬) indecent or vulgar words, stories, pictures, etc 下流的或猥亵的言语、故事、图片 等: Don't talk smut. 不要说脏话. * The tabloid papers are full of smut. 这些小报充斥著下流的东 西. smutty adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 marked with smuts (smut 1); dirty 有污迹的; 肮脏的: a child with a smutty face 满脸污垢的孩子 * smutty marks on the white tablecloth 白桌布上的斑斑污迹. 2 (infml derog 口, 贬) (of talk, pictures, stories, etc) indecent; vulgar （指谈话、图片、故事等） 下流的, 猥亵的, 淫秽的: smutty books 淫秽的书* smutty humour 下流的幽默. smuttiness n. [U]: the smuttiness of the comedian's jokes 那滑稽演员说的笑话中的猥亵话. snack / snAk; snAk/ n small meal, usu eaten in a hurry, esp between main meals 小吃, 点心（通常指 匆匆食用者, 尤指两正餐之间的）: Usually I only have a snack at lunchtime. 我中午通常只吃点心. * The children have a mid-morning snack of milk and biscuits. 这些儿童在早餐与午餐之间有牛奶 与饼乾作点心. * [attrib 作定语] a snack lunch 午餐小吃. snack v. [I] (infml 口) eat snacks between or instead of main meals 吃点心或小吃: I prefer to snack when I'm travelling rather than have a full meal. 我旅行时喜欢吃小吃而不吃正餐. snack-bar n. cafe, counter, etc where snacks may be bought 小餐馆; 小吃店; 小吃部: We had coffee and sandwiches at the snack-bar. 我们在小吃店喝咖啡、吃三明治. snaffle / 5snAfl; `snAfl/ v [Tn] (Brit infml 口) take (sth) for oneself, usu quickly and greedily or unlawfully 将（某物）攫为己有（通常指迅速地、贪婪地或非法地）: They snaffled all the food at the party before we got there. 在我们到那里之前, 他们已经把聚会上的食物全吃光了. * Thieves snaffled all the goods from the burnt warehouse. 窃贼把失火的仓库里的货物都偷走了. snag / snAg; snA-/ n 1 small difficulty or obstacle, usu hidden, unknown or unexpected 小的困难 或障碍（通常指潜在的、未知的或未料到的）: come across a snag 碰到点困难 * We hit (ie encountered) several snags while still at the planning stage. 我们在计画阶段就遇到了几个困难. * There must be a snag in it somewhere. 一定是在某处出了个小故障. * The only snag is that I have no money. 唯一的困难是我没钱. 2 rough or sharp projection, which may be dangerous （可能带 来危险的）不平的或尖利的突出部分. 3 tear, hole or threadpulled out of place (esp in tights or stockings) in materialthat has caught on a snag(2) （尖利物造成的）划破、刺穿或断线处（尤指 裤袜或长袜上的）: I have a snag in my best black tights. 我最好的一条黑裤袜给划破了. snag v. (-gg-) [Tn] catch or tear (sth) on sth rough or sharp 在尖利物上钩住或撕破（某物）: Her tights were badly snagged. 她的裤袜划破了一大片. * He snagged his sweater on the wire fence. 他 的毛衣在铁丝网上钩破了. snail / sneIl; snel/ n 1 type of small soft slow-moving animal, usu with a hard spiral shell 蜗牛: Snails have been eating our lettuces. 蜗牛一直在吃我们的莴苣. * The snail retreated into its shell. 蜗牛缩进壳里去了. 2 (idm 习语) at a `snail's pace very slowly 极慢的: The old woman crossed the road at a snail's pace. 那个老太太横过马路时走得慢极了. snake / sneIk; snek/ n 1 any of various types of long legless crawling reptile, some of which are poisonous 蛇: the scaly skin of the snake 蛇的鳞状皮* cobras and other dangerous snakes 眼镜蛇 及其他毒蛇. 2 treacherous person 阴险的人. 3 (idm 习语) a ,snake in the `grass deceitful or treacherous person who pretends to be a friend 伪装成朋友的阴险的人: That snake in the grass reported me to the boss. 那个口蜜腹剑的家伙到老板那里告了我一状. snake v. (phr v) snake (its way) across, past, through, etc move in a twisting way like a snake; follow a twisting winding course 蛇行斗折; 沿曲折道路行进: The road snakes (its way) through the mountains. 那条路斗折蛇行穿过群山. * The river snaked away into the distance. 那条河蜿蜒曲折 流向远方. snaky adj. of or like a snake （似）蛇的: the snaky movements of the young dancers 年轻舞蹈演 员婀娜的舞姿* narrow snaky roads through the hills 穿过群山的羊肠小道. snake-bite n. [C, U] wound or condition resulting from being bitten by a poisonous snake 毒蛇咬伤: be ill from a snake-bite 因毒蛇咬后生病* an antidote for snake-bite, ie sth that acts against the poison 治蛇咬伤的解毒药. snake-charmer n. entertainer who can control snakes and make them (seem to) move rhythmically to music 弄蛇者（能驯蛇使蛇随音乐起舞的人）. snakes and ladders board game played with counters which can move up pictures of ladders (to progress) or down pictures of snakes (to go back) 蛇梯棋（一种棋类游戏, 棋子沿梯形图前进、沿蛇形图后退）. snakeskin n. skin of a snake, esp when made into leather (for bags, etc) 蛇皮（尤指用于做皮包等 的）: shoes made of snakeskin 蛇皮鞋 * [attrib 作定语] a snakeskin belt 蛇皮皮带. snap / snAp; snAp/ v (-pp-) 1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] (cause sth to) break suddenly with a sharp 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