slate
pronunciation
UK [sleɪt]
US [slet]
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- n.
- 石板
- 板岩,页岩
- 行为记录
- 石板色,深蓝灰色
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- vt.
- 用石板瓦盖,用板岩覆盖(例如屋顶)
- 把…加到竞选者的名单上
- 安排或指定
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- adj.
- 石板的
- 石板色的,深蓝灰色的
Word Origin
slate 板岩,石板,石板瓦,写字板,清单,候选人名单
来自古法语 esclate,阴性格于 esclat,薄片,碎片,木条,即现拼写 slat.比较 marquis,侯爵, marquise,女侯爵,侯爵夫人。后 slat 多用于指木制板,slate 多用于指石制板,并引申比喻义 写字板,清单,候选人名单。
Example
- 1. I began to use a slate for my writing .
- 我开始使用石板写作。
- 2. Those glorious inundations moved massive quantities of sediment through thegrand canyon , wiping the slate dirty , and making a muddy mess of silt and muckthat would make modern river rafters cringe .
- 那些宏大的携带着大量沉积物的洪水穿过大峡谷,把板岩擦脏,制造出一堆淤泥和垃圾的垃圾,使得现代的船夫畏缩不前。
- 3. But the slate was clearly fitted for my mood of the moment .
- 但是这石板很明显地适合我这时期的心情。
- 4. Cutlery and crockery was found in charity shops and the bathroom tiles were made from reclaimed welsh slate .
- 餐具是在义卖店里发现的,浴室里的地砖是用回收来的威尔士石板做的。
- 5. The slate mining industry on easdale island declined rapidly after this and by 1911 , it stopped altogether .
- 自此以后,到了1911年左右,伊斯代尔岛上的石板矿业迅速衰退,以致完全停产。
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