slate /sleit/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
• (n.) thin layers of rock used for roofing
• (n.) a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers

Chinese translation

• n. 板岩, 页岩, 提名名单, 人选, 记录, 石板
• a. 石板色的
• vt. 铺石板, 责骂, 痛打

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/sleit/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.82 · Super Rare

Word forms

slated, slates, slating

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