1 [I] slip (over);slip (on sth) to slide accidentally and fall or nearly fall 失足;滑跤;滑倒:
She slipped over on the wet floor.她在湿地板上滑了一跤。His foot slipped on the top step and he fell down the stairs.他在最上面的一级楼梯滑倒,从楼梯上摔了下去。
2 [I] to slide accidentally out of the correct position or out of your hand 滑离原位;(从手中)滑脱:
This hat's too big. It keeps slipping down over my eyes.这顶帽子太大了,老是滑下来遮住我的眼睛。The glass slipped out of my hand and smashed on the floor.玻璃杯从我手中滑脱,掉在地板上摔碎了。
3 [I] to move or go somewhere quietly, quickly, and often without being noticed 悄悄溜走:
While everyone was dancing we slipped away and went home.大家在跳舞的时候,我们悄悄溜回家。
4 [T] slip sth (to sb);slip (sb) sth to put sth somewhere or give sth to sb quietly and often without being noticed 悄悄放置或给予:
She picked up the money and slipped it into her pocket.她拾起那些钱,悄悄放进口袋。
5 [I,T] slip into/out of sth;slip sth on/off to put on or take off a piece of clothing quickly and easily 迅速穿上╱脱去衣服:
I slipped off my shoes.我很快脱掉了鞋子。
6 [I] to fall a little in value, level, etc (价值、水平等)微跌
let sth slip→LETslip your mind to be forgotten 被遗忘:
I'm sorry, the meeting completely slipped my mind.对不起,我完全忘了开会的事。slip out to accidentally say sth or tell sb sth 无意中讲出;泄漏:
I didn't intend to tell them. It just slipped out.我本不打算告诉他们,只是无意中说出来了。slip up(informal 非正式) to make a mistake 犯错;疏忽
slip²
/slɪp ||; slɪp/noun[C]
1 a small mistake, usually made by being careless or not paying attention 小错误:
to make a slip犯小错误
2 a small piece of paper 小纸片:
I made a note of her name on a slip of paper.我将她的名字记在小纸片上。 (Brit 英)There seems to be a mistake on my payslip (= the piece of paper from your employer each month showing how much money you have been paid and how much tax, etc has been taken off).我的工资单上似乎有个错误。
3 an act of sliding accidentally and falling or nearly falling 滑跤;失足
4 a thin piece of clothing that is worn by a woman under a dress or skirt 衬裙
give sb the slip(informal 非正式) to escape from sb who is following or trying to catch you 摆脱(尾随或跟踪的人)
a slip of the tongue something that you say that you did not mean to say 口误;一时说错的话