slip

verb

滑；倒 slide/fall

1. 滑倒；滑跤
   to slide a short distance by accident so that you fall or nearly fall
   1. She slipped over on the ice and broke her leg.
      她在冰上滑倒把腿摔断了。
   2. As I ran up the stairs, my foot slipped and I fell.
      我跑上楼梯时失脚摔倒了。

脱离位置 out of position

2. 滑落；滑离；脱落
   to slide out of position or out of your hand
   1. His hat had slipped over one eye.
      他的帽子滑下来遮住了一只眼睛。
   2. The fish slipped out of my hand.
      鱼从我手里溜掉了。
   3. The child slipped from his grasp and ran off.
      他一把没抓牢，让那孩子跑掉了。
   4. She was careful not to let her control slip.
      她小心翼翼，不让自己失控。

快速地走 / 放置 go/put quickly

3. 悄悄疾行；溜
   to go somewhere quickly and quietly, especially without being noticed
   1. She slipped out of the house before the others were awake.
      她趁别人还没醒，溜出了房子。
   2. The ship slipped into the harbour at night.
      船在夜间悄然进港。
   3. She knew that time was slipping away.
      她知道时间在飞逝。
4. 迅速放置；悄悄塞；偷偷放
   to put sth somewhere quickly, quietly or secretly
   1. Anna slipped her hand into his.
      安娜悄悄把手伸过去，让他握住。
   2. I managed to slip a few jokes into my speech.
      我设法在讲话中穿插了几个笑话。
   3. I managed to slip in a few jokes.
      我设法穿插了几个笑话。
   4. They'd slipped the guards some money.
      他们悄悄塞给卫兵一些钱。
   5. They'd slipped some money to the guards.
      他们悄悄塞给卫兵一些钱。

变差 become worse

5. 下降；退步；变差
   to fall to a lower level; to become worse
   1. His popularity has slipped recently.
      近来他已不如过去那样受欢迎。
   2. 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！

陷入困境 into difficult situation

6. 陷入，进入（困难或不愉快的处境）
   to pass into a particular state or situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one
   1. He began to slip into debt.
      他开始欠债了。
   2. The patient had slipped into a coma.
      病人陷入昏迷状态。
   3. We seem to have slipped behind schedule.
      我们好像已经赶不上日程安排了。

穿 / 脱衣服 clothes on/off

7. （迅速且容易地）穿上，脱下
   to put clothes on or to take them off quickly and easily
   1. to slip into/out of a dress
      麻利地穿上 / 脱掉连衣裙
   2. to slip your shoes on/off
      蹬上 / 脱了鞋
   3. He slipped a coat over his sweatshirt.
      他将一件外衣披在长袖套衫上。

摆脱 get free

8. 摆脱；挣脱；松开；放走
   to get free; to make sth/sb/yourself free from sth
   1. The ship had slipped its moorings in the night.
      那艘船在夜间漂离了停泊处。
   2. The animal had slipped free and escaped.
      那头动物挣脱逃跑了。

noun

差错 small mistake

1. 差错；疏漏；纰漏
   a small mistake, usually made by being careless or not paying attention
   1. He recited the whole poem without making a single slip.
      他一字不差地背诵了全诗。

纸 piece of paper

2. 纸条；便条；小纸片
   a small piece of paper, especially one for writing on or with sth printed on it
   1. I wrote it down on a slip of paper.
      我把它记在一张纸条上。
   2. a betting slip
      赌注单

滑跤 act of slipping

3. 滑跤；滑倒；失脚
   an act of slipping
   1. One slip and you could fall to your death.
      一失脚，你就会摔死。

衣服 clothing

4. 衬裙
   a piece of women's underwear like a thin dress or skirt, worn under a dress

板球 in cricket

5. （击球员后侧的）守场员；守场员所站的位置
   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

1. VERB 滑;滑倒
   If you slip, you accidentally slide and lose your balance.
   1. He had slipped on an icy pavement...
      他在一条结了冰的人行道上滑了一跤。
   2. Be careful not to slip.
      小心，别滑倒了。
2. VERB 滑落;脱落
   If something slips, it slides out of place or out of your hand.
   1. His glasses had slipped...
      他的眼镜滑掉了。
   2. The hammer slipped out of her grasp.
      锤子从她的手中滑落。
3. VERB 迅速而悄无声息地走(到某处);溜(到某处)
   If you slip somewhere, you go there quickly and quietly.
   1. Amy slipped downstairs and out of the house...
      埃米偷偷下楼溜出了房子。
   2. She slipped into the driving seat and closed the door.
      她溜进了驾驶座，关上了门。
4. VERB 迅速而不被注意地放置;偷偷塞进
   If you slip something somewhere, you put it there quickly in a way that does not attract attention.
   1. I slipped a note under Louise's door...
      我偷偷在路易斯的房门下面塞了一张便条。
   2. He found a coin in his pocket and slipped it into her collecting tin...
      他摸到口袋里有一枚硬币，便匆匆丢进她的讨钱罐。
   3. Just slip in a piece of paper.
      只要塞进一张纸就行。
5. VERB 偷偷地给;把…塞给
   If you slip something to someone, you give it to them secretly.
   1. Robert had slipped her a note in school...
      罗伯特在学校里偷偷地塞给她一张纸条。
   2. She looked round before pulling out a package and slipping it to the man.
      她四下里看了看，然后拿出一个包裹，偷偷地塞给了这个男人。
6. VERB 不知不觉地转入(某种状态);逐渐陷入(某种情况)
   To slip into a particular state or situation means to pass gradually into it, in a way that is hardly noticed.
   1. It amazed him how easily one could slip into a routine...
      他惊异地发现人很容易在不知不觉中因循守旧起来。
   2. There was a 50-50 chance that the economy could slip back into recession.
      经济再次陷入衰退的可能性是 50%。
7. VERB 下降;下跌
   If something slips to a lower level or standard, it falls to that level or standard.
   1. Shares slipped to 117p...
      股价跌至 117 便士。
   2. The club had slipped to the bottom of Division Four...
      该俱乐部已经跌为丁级组的最后一名。
   3. In June, producer prices slipped 0.1% from May...
      6 月的生产价格比 5 月下降了 0.1%。
   4. Overall business activity is slipping.
      商业活动整体趋于萧条。
   5. Slip is also a noun.
      
   6. ...a slip in consumer confidence.
      消费者信心的下降
8. VERB 迅速轻松地穿上/脱下
   If you slip into or out of clothes or shoes, you put them on or take them off quickly and easily.
   1. She slipped out of the jacket and tossed it on the couch...
      她麻利地脱下夹克，扔在了沙发上。
   2. I slipped off my woollen gloves.
      我迅速地脱下了毛绒手套。
9. N-COUNT (轻微的)过错，过失，疏漏
   A slip is a small or unimportant mistake.
   1. We must be well prepared, there must be no slips.
      我们必须好好准备，不能出任何差错。
10. N-COUNT 片;条
    A slip of paper is a small piece of paper.
    1. ...little slips of paper he had torn from a notebook...
       他从笔记本上撕下来的一张张小纸片
    2. I put her name on the slip.
       我在纸条上记下了她的名字。
    3. ...credit card slips.
       信用卡刷卡单
11. (女裙的)衬裙，薄裙
    A slip is a thin piece of clothing that a woman wears under her dress or skirt.
12. N-COUNT 瘦小的年轻人
    If you refer to someone as a slip of a girl or a slip of a boy, you mean they are small, thin, and young.
    1. He's a mere slip of a lad compared to his brother...
       跟他哥哥一比，他不过是个小毛孩。
    2. She was just a slip of a thing.
       她才是个小丫头。
13. See also: Freudian slip
14. PHRASE 逃脱;摆脱;避开
    If you give someone the slip, you escape from them when they are following you or watching you.
    1. He gave reporters the slip by leaving at midnight.
       他在午夜时分离开，避开了记者的追踪。
15. PHRASE 无意中泄露(秘密)
    If you let slip information, you accidentally tell it to someone, when you wanted to keep it secret.
    1. I bet he let slip that I'd gone to America.
       我可以打赌，是他走漏了我去了美国的消息。
16. PHRASE 被忘掉;被遗忘
    If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
    1. The reason for my visit had obviously slipped his mind.
       他显然已经忘掉了我的来意。
17. to slip through your fingers → see: finger

1. But for you, they might have given us the slip.
   要不是你，我们可能已经被他们甩掉了。
2. I wanted to duck down and slip past but they saw me.
   我本想弯腰溜过去，但被他们看到了。
3. She allowed victory to slip from her grasp.
   她让胜利从手中溜走了。
4. He had slipped on an icy pavement
   他在一条结了冰的人行道上滑了一跤。
5. Be careful not to slip.
   小心，别滑倒了。
6. His glasses had slipped
   他的眼镜滑掉了。
7. The hammer slipped out of her grasp.
   锤子从她的手中滑落。
8. Amy slipped downstairs and out of the house
   埃米偷偷下楼溜出了房子。
9. She slipped into the driving seat and closed the door.
   她溜进了驾驶座，关上了门。
10. I slipped a note under Louise's door
    我偷偷在路易斯的房门下面塞了一张便条。
11. He found a coin in his pocket and slipped it into her collecting tin
    他摸到口袋里有一枚硬币，便匆匆丢进她的讨钱罐。
12. Just slip in a piece of paper.
    只要塞进一张纸就行。
13. Robert had slipped her a note in school
    罗伯特在学校里偷偷地塞给她一张纸条。
14. She looked round before pulling out a package and slipping it to the man.
    她四下里看了看，然后拿出一个包裹，偷偷地塞给了这个男人。
15. It amazed him how easily one could slip into a routine
    他惊异地发现人很容易在不知不觉中因循守旧起来。
16. The club had slipped to the bottom of Division Four
    该俱乐部已经跌为丁级组的最后一名。
17. Overall business activity is slipping.
    商业活动整体趋于萧条。
18. She slipped out of the jacket and tossed it on the couch
    她麻利地脱下夹克，扔在了沙发上。
19. I slipped off my woollen gloves.
    我迅速地脱下了毛绒手套。
20. We must be well prepared, there must be no slips.
    我们必须好好准备，不能出任何差错。
21. I put her name on the slip.
    我在纸条上记下了她的名字。
22. He's a mere slip of a lad compared to his brother
    跟他哥哥一比，他不过是个小毛孩。
23. She was just a slip of a thing.
    她才是个小丫头。
24. He gave reporters the slip by leaving at midnight.
    他在午夜时分离开，避开了记者的追踪。
25. I bet he let slip that I'd gone to America.
    我可以打赌，是他走漏了我去了美国的消息。
26. The reason for my visit had obviously slipped his mind.
    他显然已经忘掉了我的来意。
27. Aha, you can't slip away this time.
    哈哈，这回你溜不掉了。
28. We must not let our youth slip idly by.
    我们不能让青春虚度。

slip away

1. 消失；消亡；死去
   to stop existing; to disappear or die

slip out

1. 无意中说出（或泄露）
   when sth slips out , you say it without really intending to

slip up

1. 疏忽；不小心出差错
   to make a careless mistake

v.

let slip sth

• 泄露；无意中说出
  to give sb information that is supposed to be secret
  1. 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。
  2. 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)

• 错过（机会）；失去（机会）
  to miss or fail to use an opportunity
  1. 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

• 被遗忘
  if sth slips your mind , you forget it or forget to do it

slip one over on sb

• 欺骗；愚弄
  to trick sb

slip through the net

• 漏网；被漏掉
  when sb/sth slips through the net , an organization or a system fails to find them and deal with them
  1. 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。

(slip/be thrown) out of gear

• 失去控制
  (to become) out of control
  1. She said nothing in case her temper slipped out of gear.
     她什么都没说，免得按捺不住情绪。

roll/slip/trip off the tongue

• 容易说（或发音）；顺口
  to be easy to say or pronounce
  1. It's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue, is it?
     这个名字叫起来拗口，是不是？

n.

give sb the slip

• 摆脱某人的追踪；甩掉跟踪者
  to escape or get away from sb who is following or chasing you

a slip of a boy, girl, etc.

• 小男孩（或女孩等）；瘦男孩（或女孩等）
  a small or thin, usually young, person

a slip of the pen/tongue

• 笔误；口误
  a small mistake in sth that you write or say
  1. 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 many a slip 'twixt cup and lip

• 到嘴的鸭子也会飞走（指没有十拿九稳的事）
  nothing is completely certain until it really happens because things can easily go wrong

noun

1. the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

   Synonym:    elusioneluding

2. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

   Synonym:    slip-upmiscueparapraxis

3. a socially awkward or tactless act

   Synonym:    faux pasgaffesolecismgaucherie

4. a flight maneuver

   Synonym:    sideslip

5. an unexpected slide

   Synonym:    skidsideslip

6. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
   1. the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase

   Synonym:    casepillowcasepillow slip

7. a woman's sleeveless undergarment

   Synonym:    chemiseshimmyshiftteddy

8. a small sheet of paper
   1. a receipt slip

   Synonym:    slip of paper

9. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

   Synonym:    strip

10. a slippery smoothness
    1. he could feel the slickness of the tiller

    Synonym:    slicknessslickslipperiness

11. an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
    1. he blamed his slip on the ice
    2. the jolt caused many slips and a few spills

    Synonym:    trip

12. a place where a craft can be made fast

    Synonym:    mooringmoorageberth

13. a young and slender person
    1. he's a mere slip of a lad

14. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

    Synonym:    cutting

15. potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

verb

1. insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
   1. He slipped some money into the waiter's hand

2. get worse
   1. My grades are slipping

   Synonym:    drop offdrop awayfall away

3. move out of position
   1. dislocate joints
   2. the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically

   Synonym:    dislocateluxatesplay

4. pass out of one's memory

   Synonym:    slip one's mind

5. to make a mistake or be incorrect

   Synonym:    errmistake

6. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
   1. the wheels skidded against the sidewalk

   Synonym:    skidslueslewslide

7. move stealthily
   1. The ship slipped away in the darkness

   Synonym:    steal

8. move smoothly and easily
   1. the bolt slipped into place
   2. water slipped from the polished marble

9. cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
   1. he slipped the bolt into place

10. move easily
    1. slip into something comfortable

11. pass on stealthily
    1. He slipped me the key when nobody was looking

    Synonym:    sneak