slide /slaid/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
• (n.) (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
• (n.) plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

Chinese translation

• n. 滑, 滑道, 山崩, 雪崩, 幻灯片
• vt. 使滑动, 偷偷放入
• vi. 滑动, 滑落, 不知不觉陷入, 偷偷地走

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/slaid/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.3 · Rare

Word forms

slid, sliding, slides

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