slip
/slɪp/
verb (-pp-)
SLIDE 滑
I [I]
* to slide without intending to
滑倒；失足

1. She slipped on the ice.
她在冰上滑倒了。

2. Careful you don't slip - there's water on the floor.
小心别滑倒了——地板上有水。

3. The razor slipped while he was shaving and he cut himself.
他刮胡子时刮须刀一滑，把自己划伤了。

/slɪp/
verb (-pp-)
DO QUICKLY 快速做
A [I or T] [usually + adv/prep]
* to go somewhere or do something quickly, often so that you are not noticed
溜走；迅速地做；悄悄地做

1. Just slip out of the room while nobody's looking.
趁没人注意时溜出房间。

2. She slipped between the cool cotton sheets and was soon asleep.
她钻进凉爽的棉被里，很快就睡着了。

3. He slipped a piece of paper into my hand with his address on it.
他偷偷把一张写有他地址的纸塞到我的手里。

4. [+ two objects] If you slip the waiter some money/slip some money to the waiter he'll give you the best table.
如果你偷偷塞点钱给侍者，他会为你安排最好的位置。

/slɪp/
verb (-pp-)
GET WORSE 变糟
[I]
* to go into a worse state, often because of lack of control or care
变糟；下降，退步

1. Productivity in the factory has slipped quite noticeably in the last year.
工厂一年来生产率显著下降。

/slɪp/
verb (-pp-)
ESCAPE 逃离
[T]
* to get free from, leave or escape something
逃离，离开

1. The ship slipped its moorings.
船漂离了停泊处。

/slɪp/
verb (-pp-)
slip sb's memory/mind
* to be forgotten
被（某人）忘记

1. I forgot I'd arranged to meet Richard last night - it completely slipped my mind.
我忘记安排了昨晚要与理查会面——我完全给忘了。

/slɪp/
verb (-pp-)
slip through sb's fingers
* If you allow an opportunity or a person to slip through your fingers, you lose it or them through not taking care or making an effort
（机会或某人）被错过

1. You're surely not going to let a job/man like that slip through your fingers!
你千万不要错过那样的工作／男人！

/slɪp/
verb (-pp-)
slip through the net UK (US slip through the cracks)
* to escape a punishment or be missed by a system that should deal with or protect you
漏网；被漏掉

1. Once again terrorists have slipped through the police net.
恐怖分子又一次逃离了警方布下的天罗地网。

2. There are laws there to protect the mentally ill, but now and then someone does slip through the net.
虽然有保护精神病患者的法律，但偶尔还是会有人没被照顾到。

/slɪp/
verb (-pp-)
phrasal verb slip into sth (also slip sth on)
* to quickly put on a piece of clothing
迅速穿上（衣服）

1. If you could wait two minutes, I'm just going to slip into a smarter dress.
希望你能等两分钟，我很快去换件光鲜一点的衣服。

2. You don't need to go into the changing rooms - just slip the jacket on over your sweater.
你不用进更衣室——就把夹克套在毛衣上吧。

/slɪp/
verb (-pp-)
phrasal verb slip out
* If a remark slips out, you say it without intending to.
被无意说出

/slɪp/
verb (-pp-)
phrasal verb slip out of sth (also slip sth off)
* to quickly take off a piece of clothing
快速脱下（衣服）

1. Slip your shirt off and I'll listen to your heart.
脱下衬衫，我要听一下你的心跳。

/slɪp/
verb (-pp-)
phrasal verb slip up
* to make a mistake
犯错误，疏忽

1. These figures don't make sense - have we slipped up somewhere?
这些资料不对——我们哪里出错了吗？

/slɪp/
noun
PIECE OF PAPER 一张纸
[C]
* a small piece of paper
纸条；小纸片

1. a slip of paper
一张纸条

2. If you want to order a book fill in the green slip.
如果想订书，就填写那张绿色单子。

/slɪp/
noun
MISTAKE 错误
[C]
* a small mistake
小错误，疏漏

1. She's made one or two slips - mainly spelling errors - but it's basically well written.
她犯了一两个小错误——主要是拼写错误——不过基本上写得很不错。

/slɪp/
noun
UNDERWEAR 内衣
[C]
* a piece of underwear for a woman or girl which is like a dress or skirt
女装衬裙

/slɪp/
noun
SMALL 小的
slip of a sth old-fashioned
* small and thin, usually because of being young
瘦小的

1. I knew her when she was a slip of a girl.
她还是个小女孩的时候我就认识她了。

/slɪp/
noun
ESCAPE 逃离
give sb the slip informal
* to escape from someone
逃离（某人），摆脱（某人）

/slɪp/
noun
slip of the tongue
* when someone says something that they did not intend to say
口误

1. I called her new boyfriend by her previous boyfriend's name - it was just a slip of the tongue.
我叫她的新男友时喊成了她前任男友的名字——那只是一个口误。

/slɪp/
noun
There's many a slip twixt cup and lip. saying
* said to emphasize that many bad things might happen before something is finished
杯到嘴边还会失手；世事往往功亏一篑

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☞ slip
slip / slip / verb (-pp-)
SLIDE / FALL 滑；倒
1. [V] ~ (over) to slide a short distance by accident so that you fall or nearly fall
   滑倒；滑跤:
   She slipped over on the ice and broke her leg.
   她在冰上滑倒把腿摔断了。
   As I ran up the stairs, my foot slipped and I fell.
   我上楼梯时失脚摔倒了。
OUT OF POSITION 脱离位置
2. [V , usually +adv. / prep.] to slide out of position or out of your hand
   滑落；滑离；脱落:
   His hat had slipped over one eye.
   他的帽子滑下来遮住了一只眼睛。
   The fish slipped out of my hand.
   鱼从我手里溜掉了。
   The child slipped from his grasp and ran off.
   他一把没抓牢,让那孩子跑掉了。
  (figurative) She was careful not to let her control slip.
   她小心翼翼,不让自己失控。
GO / PUT QUICKLY 快速地走/放置
3. [V +adv. / prep.] to go somewhere quickly and quietly, especially without being noticed
   悄悄疾行；溜
   SYN  creep :
   She slipped out of the house before the others were awake.
   她趁别人还没醒,溜出了房子。
   The ship slipped into the harbour at night.
   船在夜间悄然进港。
  (figurative) She knew that time was slipping away.
   她知道时间在飞逝。
4. to put sth somewhere quickly, quietly or secretly
   迅速放置；悄悄塞；偷偷放
  ▪ [VN +adv. / prep.]
   Anna slipped her hand into his.
   安娜悄悄把手伸过去,让他握住。
   I managed to slip a few jokes into my speech.
   我设法在讲话中穿插了几个笑话。
   I managed to slip in a few jokes.
   我设法穿插了几个笑话。
  ▪ [VNN VN]
   They'd slipped the guards some money.
   他们悄悄塞给衞兵一些钱。
   They'd slipped some money to the guards.
   他们悄悄塞给衞兵一些钱。
BECOME WORSE 变差
5. [V] to fall to a lower level; to become worse
   下降；退步；变差:
   His popularity has slipped recently.
   近来他已不如过去那样受欢迎。
   That's three times she's beaten me—I must be slipping !
   她已经赢了我三回了——我一定是退步了！
INTO DIFFICULT SITUATION 陷入困境
6. [V +adv. / prep.] to pass into a particular state or situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one
   陷入,进入(困难或不愉快的处境):
   He began to slip into debt.
   他开始欠债了。
   The patient had slipped into a coma.
   病人陷入昏迷状态。
   We seem to have slipped behind schedule.
   我们好像已经赶不上日程安排了。
CLOTHES ON / OFF 穿/脱衣服
7. [+adv. / prep.] to put clothes on or to take them off quickly and easily
   (迅速且容易地)穿上,脱下:
  ▪ [V]
   to slip into / out of a dress
   麻利地穿上/脱掉连衣裙
  ▪ [VN]
   to slip your shoes on / off
   登上/脱了鞋
   He slipped a coat over his sweatshirt.
   他将一件外衣披在长袖套衫上。
GET FREE 摆脱
8. to get free; to make sth / sb / yourself free from sth
   摆脱；挣脱；松开；放走:
  ▪ [VN]
   The ship had slipped its moorings in the night.
   那艘船在夜间漂离了停泊处。
  ▪ [V-ADJ]
   The animal had slipped free and escaped.
   那头动物挣脱逃跑了。
  ▪ [also VN-ADJ]
 IDIOMS 
▪ let 'slip sth
   to give sb information that is supposed to be secret
   泄露；无意中说出:
   I happened to let it slip that he had given me £1 000 for the car.
   我一不小心说出了他花 1 000 英镑买走我那辆车的事。
   She tried not to let slip what she knew.
   她尽量不把她所知道的事泄露出去。
▪ let sth 'slip (through your fingers)
   to miss or fail to use an opportunity
   错过(机会)；失去(机会):
   Don't let the chance to work abroad slip through your fingers.
   这个出国工作的机会你可不要错过。
▪ slip your 'mind
   if sth slips your mind, you forget it or forget to do it
   被遗忘
▪ 7slip one 'over on sb    (informal) to trick sb
   欺骗；愚弄
▪ slip through the 'net
   when sb / sth slips through the net, an organization or a system fails to find them and deal with them
   漏网；被漏掉:
   We tried to contact all former students, but one or two slipped through the net.
   我们试图同所有的校友取得联系,但有一两个未能找到。
⇨ more at gear n., tongue n.
 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ 7slip a'way
   to stop existing; to disappear or die
   消失；消亡；死去:
   Their support gradually slipped away.
   他们逐渐失去支持。
▪ 7slip 'out
   when sth slips out, you say it without really intending to
   无意中说出(或泄露):
   I'm sorry I said that. It just slipped out.
   抱歉,我说了这样的话。这不过是无意中说出口的。
▪ 7slip 'up (informal)
   to make a careless mistake
   疏忽；不小心出差错:
   We can't afford to slip up.
   我们疏忽不得。
⇨ related noun slip-up nounSMALL MISTAKE 差错
1. a small mistake, usually made by being careless or not paying attention
   差错；疏漏；纰漏:
   He recited the whole poem without making a single slip.
   他一字不差地背诵了全诗。
⇨ see also Freudian slip
⇨ note at mistake
PIECE OF PAPER 纸
2. a small piece of paper, especially one for writing on or with sth printed on it
   纸条；便条；小纸片:
   I wrote it down on a slip of paper.
   我把它记在一张纸条上。
   a betting slip
   赌注单
⇨ see also payslip
ACT OF SLIPPING 滑跤
3. an act of slipping
   滑跤；滑倒；失脚:
   One slip and you could fall to your death.
   一失脚,你就会摔死。
CLOTHING 衣服
4. a piece of women's underwear like a thin dress or skirt, worn under a dress
   衬裙
IN CRICKET 板球
5. a player who stands behind and to one side of the batsman and tries to catch the ball; the position on the field where this player stands
   (击球员后侧的)守场员；守场员所站的位置
▪ give sb the 'slip    (informal) to escape or get away from sb who is following or chasing you
   摆脱某人的追踪；甩掉某人的跟踪
▪ a 'slip of a boy, girl, etc.    (old-fashioned) a small or thin, usually young, person
   小男孩(或女孩等)；瘦男孩(或女孩等)
▪ a slip of the 'pen / 'tongue
   a small mistake in sth that you write or say
   笔误；口误:
   Did I call you Richard? Sorry, Robert, just a slip of the tongue.
   我刚才是不是叫你理查德了？对不起,罗伯特,我是一时口误。
▪ there's 7many a 'slip 'twixt 7cup and 'lip    (saying) nothing is completely certain until it really happens because things can easily go wrong
   到嘴的鸭子也会飞走(指没有十拿九稳的事)

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slip

I. noun

1. mistake

• ADJECTIVE little, slight | unfortunate | accidental | occasional | Freudian, verbal

• VERB + SLIP make She made a couple of unfortunate ~s during the talk. | afford His team cannot afford any ~s.

• PHRASES a ~ of the tongue I didn't mean to say that—it was just a ~ of the tongue.

2. piece of paper

• ADJECTIVE rejection (esp. BrE) He got fifty rejection ~s before his novel was published. | betting, voting (both ) | permission (esp. AmE) | credit, credit-card, deposit a bank deposit ~ | pay, wage (both ) | blue (AmE, politics) The Senator returns the blue ~ with an indication whether he or she supports or opposes the nominee. | pink (= to say that sb must leave their job) (AmE) compliments (BrE) He sent his cheque with a compliments ~.

• VERB + SLIP sign His father signed a permission ~ for a school field trip. | give sb, hand sb Thousands of workers were handed pink ~s. | get, receive | return Please detach and return the ~ below.

• PREPOSITION on a/the ~ He wrote the address on a ~ of paper.

• PHRASES a ~ of paper

II. verb

Slip is used with these nouns as the subject: arm, clutch, eye, foot, hand, horse, mask, rate, wheel
Slip is used with these nouns as the object: collar, disc, mind, mooring, per cent

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slip
 In addition to the idioms beginning with slip, also see give the slip; let slip.
 * * *
 - slip a cog
 - slip of the lip
 - slip one's mind
 - slip out
 - slip something over on
 - slip through one's fingers
 - slip up

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slip noun
⇨ mistake 2 (make a slip) ⇨ page (a slip of paper)slip verb
⇨ slip 1 (slip away quietly) ⇨ slip 2 (slip on the ice) ⇨ insert (slip the letter into its envelope) ⇨ worsen (sb's popularity slips)slip¹

verb

slip away quietly 悄悄溜走slip on the ice/slip out of your hand 在冰上滑倒；从手里滑落slip ♦︎ creep ♦︎ sneak ♦︎ slink ♦︎ tiptoe ♦︎ prowl ♦︎ slide ♦︎ padThese words all mean to move somewhere quietly, especially in order not to be noticed. 这些词均表示悄悄地或偷偷摸摸地移动。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to slip / creep / sneak / slink / tiptoe / slide / pad away / in / out◆to creep / sneak / prowl / pad around / about◆to slip / creep / sneak / tiptoe up to sb / sth◆to creep / sneak up on sb◆to creep / tiptoe (somewhere) quietly◆to slip / creep / pad (somewhere) silently■ slip (-pp-) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to go somewhere quickly and quietly, especially without being noticed 悄悄疾行；溜◆The ship slipped into the harbour at night.船在夜间悄然进港。◆I slipped away before the end of the performance.演出还没结束我就悄悄溜走了。■ creep (crept, crept) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to move slowly, quietly and carefully because you do not want to be seen or heard 悄悄地缓慢行进；蹑手蹑脚地移动◆The cat was creeping stealthily through the long grass.那只猫正悄无声息地慢慢爬过高高的草丛。◆Don't creep up on me like that!别那样蹑手蹑脚地靠近我！■ sneak [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) (usually disapproving) to go somewhere secretly, trying to avoid being seen 偷偷地走；溜◆I caught him trying to sneak in without paying.他企图不付钱就溜进来，被我抓个正着。NOTE 辨析 Slip or sneak?You sneak into/out of a place because you do not want to be seen, often because you are doing sth wrong. You slip into/out of a place either because you do not want to be seen or because you do not want to disturb people, but it does not usually suggest that you are doing anything wrong. * sneak into/out of常表示因为正在做坏事，不想被人发现而溜进或溜出某处；slip into/out of既可表示因怕被人发现，也可表示因不想打扰别人而溜进或溜出某处，但通常并不意味着做坏事。■ slink (slunk, slunk) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to move somewhere very quietly and slowly, especially because you are ashamed, afraid or do not want to be seen （尤指因羞愧、害怕或不愿让人看见）偷偷摸摸地走，躲躲闪闪地走，溜◆She slunk out of the room, feeling like a criminal.她溜出了房间，感觉自己像个罪犯似的。■ tiptoe ˈtɪptəʊ; NAmE ˈtɪptoʊ [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to walk on your toes, so that you don't make any noise 踮着脚走；蹑手蹑脚地走◆I tiptoed over to the window.我踮着脚走到窗前。■ prowl praʊl [intransitive, transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) (of an animal) to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially when hunting; (of a person) to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially with the intention of committing a crime （动物为捕猎或人图谋不轨）潜行，徘徊◆Wolves were prowling around outside.狼正在外面四处潜行。◆He prowled the streets, looking for likely victims.他鬼鬼祟祟地在大街上徘徊，寻找下手的目标。■ slide (slid, slid) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to move somewhere quickly, quietly and smoothly 快捷而悄声地移动◆He slid into bed.他不声不响地钻进被子。◆She slid out while no one was looking.她趁着没人注意溜了出去。■ pad (-dd-) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to walk with quiet regular steps, often without shoes or on a soft surface （常指不穿鞋或在柔软表面上）蹑手蹑脚地走◆The girl padded barefoot over to the window.那女孩光着脚蹑手蹑脚地走到窗前。slip²

verb

slip away quietly 悄悄溜走slip on the ice/slip out of your hand 在冰上滑倒；从手里滑落slip ♦︎ skidThese words both mean to slide a short distance, usually accidentally. 这两个词均表示滑倒、打滑。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to slip / skid on the ice / the wet grass, etc.■ slip (-pp-) [intransitive] to slide a short distance accidentally so that you fall or nearly fall; to slide out of position or out of your hand 滑倒；滑跤；滑落；滑脱◆She slipped on the ice and broke her leg.她在冰上滑倒，摔断了腿。◆As I ran up the stairs my foot slipped.我跑上楼梯时失足摔倒了。◆His hat had slipped over one eye.他的帽子滑下来遮住了一只眼睛。◆The child slipped from his grasp and ran off.他一把没抓牢，让那孩子跑掉了。■ skid (-dd-) [intransitive](usually of a vehicle) to slide sideways or forwards in an uncontrolled way （通常指车辆）侧滑，打滑，滑行◆The car skidded and crashed into a wall.车打滑撞到了墙上。◆The taxi skidded to a halt just in time.出租车滑行了一段路后，及时停了下来。▸ skid

noun

[countable] ◆The motorbike went into a skid.摩托车滑向一侧。

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slip¹

verb
1 she slipped on the ice
SLIDE , skid, slither, glide;
FALL OVER , fall, lose one's balance, lose/miss one's footing, stumble, tumble, trip.

2 the envelope slipped through Luke's fingers
FALL , drop, slide.

3 we slipped out by a back door
CREEP , steal, sneak, slide, sidle, slope, slink, pad, tiptoe, pussyfoot, edge, move stealthily/quietly, insinuate oneself; make oneself scarce.

4 many people feel standards have slipped
DECLINE , deteriorate, degenerate, worsen, get worse, fall, fall off, drop, decay, backslide, regress; informal go downhill, go to the dogs, go to pot, go down the tube/tubes, go down the toilet, hit the skids.
-opposite(s): IMPROVE.

5 the bank's shares slipped 1.5p to 227p
DROP , go down, sink, slump, tumble, plunge, plummet, decrease, depreciate; informal crash, nosedive.
-opposite(s): RISE.

6 the hours slipped by so quickly that she had no time to brood
PASS , elapse, go by/past, roll by/past, glide by/past, slide by/past, fly by/past, steal by/past, tick by/past, wear on.

7 she slipped the map into her pocket
PUT , tuck, stow, insert; informal pop, stick, shove, stuff.
-opposite(s): REMOVE.

8 Sarah slipped into a black velvet skirt
PUT ON , pull on, don, dress oneself in, clothe oneself in, get into, climb into, fling on, throw on; pour oneself into; change into; informal tog oneself up/out in, doll oneself up in.
-opposite(s): TAKE OFF.

9 in the bathroom she quickly slipped out of her clothes
TAKE OFF , remove, pull off, peel off, shrug off, discard, shed, divest oneself of, doff, fling off, fling aside, climb out of; undo, unfasten, unbutton, unzip.
-opposite(s): PUT ON.

10 he was already slipping the knot of his tie
UNTIE , unfasten, undo, loosen, disentangle, untangle, unsnarl.
-opposite(s): TIE, DO UP.
let something slip I let slip how much James had paid me for it
REVEAL , disclose, divulge, let out, give away, come out with, blurt out, leak; give the game away; informal let on, blab, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans; Brit. informal blow the gaff; archaic discover.
-opposite(s): KEEP SOMETHING SECRET.
slip away

1 how did they manage to slip away?
ESCAPE , make one's escape, get away, break free, make one's getaway, abscond, decamp; disappear, vanish; informal fly the coop; Brit. informal do a bunk, do a runner; N. Amer. informal take a powder.

2 she slipped away in her sleep at two o'clock in the morning
DIE , pass away, pass on, expire, breathe one's last, go, go to meet one's maker, shuffle off this mortal coil, go to one's last resting place, go the way of all flesh, cross the Styx; informal pop off, snuff it, croak, kick the bucket, give up the ghost, turn up one's toes, cash in one's chips, conk out, flatline; Brit. informal pop one's clogs, peg out, hop the twig/stick; N. Amer. informal check out, hand in one's dinner pail; Austral./NZ informal go bung; archaic decease, depart this life, exit.
slip up (informal) we can't afford to slip up like that again
MAKE A MISTAKE , blunder, make a blunder, get something wrong, miscalculate, make an error, trip up, err, go wrong; informal make a bloomer, make a boo-boo, screw up, make a howler, muff something up; Brit. informal boob, cock something up, drop a clanger; N. Amer. informal goof up.

noun
1 a single slip could send them plummeting down the mountainside
FALSE STEP , misstep, slide, skid, fall, trip, tumble.

2 the Chinese prime minister made a similar slip a couple of years ago
MISTAKE , error, blunder, miscalculation, gaffe, faux pas, slip of the tongue/pen; oversight, omission; indiscretion, impropriety, lapse; inaccuracy, fault, defect; informal slip-up, boo-boo, boner, howler; Brit. informal boob, clanger, bloomer; N. Amer. informal goof, blooper, bloop; Latin lapsus linguae, lapsus calami.

3 a silk slip
UNDERSKIRT , petticoat, underslip, half-slip.
give someone the slip (informal) we gave them the slip at the station
ESCAPE FROM , get away from, evade, dodge, elude, lose, shake off, throw off, throw off the scent, get clear of, get rid of, get free from, break away from, leave behind; informal ditch; Brit. informal get shot of; archaic bilk.

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noun
1 she wrote the number down on a slip of paper
PIECE OF PAPER , scrap of paper, paper, sheet, note; chit, coupon, voucher; informal stickie; trademark Post-it (note).

2 they took seeds or slips from rare and threatened plants
CUTTING , graft; scion, shoot, offshoot, sprout, sprig, runner.
a slip of a —— it amazed him that such a slip of a girl could be so strong
SMALL , slender, slim, slight, slightly built, petite, little, tiny, diminutive, elfin, dainty, delicate, frail; Scottish wee; informal pint-sized.

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slip 滑出，滑动，滑倒，滑落，下滑，下降，差错，疏漏
来自中古低地德语slippen, 滑动，来自Proto-Germanic→*slipan, 滑动，来自PIE→*sleib, 滑动，来自PIE→*slei, 滑的，词源同slime, slide。引申诸相关词义。

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slip 纸条，便条，小枝
来自辅音丛sl-, 砍，劈，分开，比较slab, slip, slat, slit, slot。引申词义纸条，便条，小枝等。

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