glide

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++glide1 /ɡlaɪd/ verb [intransitive]  1  SLIDE[always + adverb/preposition] to move smoothly and quietly, as if without effort 滑行，滑动glide across/over/down etc couples gliding over the dance floor 在舞池中翩翩起舞的一对对舞者2  a) if a bird glides, it flies without moving its wings 〔鸟〕滑翔 b) if a plane glides, it flies without using an engine 〔飞机〕滑翔3  [always + adverb/preposition] to do or achieve things easily 做事顺利glide through Kennedy seemed to glide through life. 肯尼迪似乎一帆风顺。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

glide• A swan glided across the surface of the lake.• The rattlesnake can see in the dark and makes no noise as it glides along.• The townsfolk glide around on recently mopped floors with a strange light in their eyes.• The window glides down, outside the wind is rising.• She pressed a button and we glided down the hill, on a track.• Frith stood on the sea wall and watched the sail gliding down the swollen estuary.• The pianist glided easily from a Billy Joel song into "Make Believe Rag."• Further on down, near to the city, a single felucca was gliding gracefully in towards the bank.• Your skis should glide naturally as you move across the snow.• She seemed to glide on her little satin-shod feet.• He pulled out of the parking, engine bubbling warmly, wheels gliding over the pavement as if in a dream.• He glided the aircraft into a vacant field.• The plane glided through heavy clouds.glide across/over/down etc• The dragon, gliding across its vast emptiness, was a mere gilded fly in a banqueting hall.• Go for ordinary, clean words, which your reader can glide across like a skater over ice.• He moved like a cat, himself, easing out of the chair and gliding across the creaking floor.• As she talked, David found his eyes inexorably gliding over the curves of her body.• He pulled out of the parking, engine bubbling warmly, wheels gliding over the pavement as if in a dream.• They watched it fly up and up, gliding over the sea.• As the submersible glides over them, clouds of orange dust rise, swirl about, and slowly drift back down.• Ruts and bumps don't present any problems and the Pirelli Dragons just glide over them.

Related topics: Music, Linguistics

glide2 noun [countable]  1. SLIDEa smooth quiet movement that seems to take no effort 滑行，滑动2. APM technical the act of moving from one musical note to another without a break in sound 〔乐曲的〕滑音，过渡音3. technicalSL a vowel which is made by moving your tongue from one position to another 〔元音中的〕滑音 → diphthong

Examples from the Corpus

glide• See them nose the long coastline in a glide of perfected instinct.• They danced with sweeping gestures and romantic glides.• In this short glide you maneuvered the machine to any clearing in range.• Only fifty yards further upstream I find a smooth glide along my own bank that looks as though it should hold a few chub.• How he was carried forward by the glide.• Partly it was Vinny, partly the glide.Origin glide1 Old English glidan

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glide¹ /ɡlaɪd/ verb [intransitive]1. [always + adverb/preposition] to move smoothly and quietly, as if without effort
    glide across/over/down etc
    couples gliding over the dance floor
2.
  a. if a bird glides, it flies without moving its wings
  b. if a plane glides, it flies without using an engine
3. [always + adverb/preposition] to do or achieve things easily
    glide through
    Kennedy seemed to glide through life.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ slide to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it: The glass slid off the tray and crashed to the floor. | The kids were having fun sliding around on the polished floor.
   ▪ slip to slide a short distance accidentally, and fall or lose your balance slightly: Be careful you don’t slip on the ice. | She slipped and broke her ankle.
   ▪ skid to slide sideways or forwards in a way that is difficult to control - used especially about a moving vehicle: He slammed on the brakes and the car skidded to a halt. | Go slowly in wet or icy weather, because it’s easy to skid.
   ▪ glide to move smoothly and quietly across water or a smooth surface, especially in a graceful way: A swan was gliding across the lake. | The ship glided into port.
   ▪ slither to slide in an awkward way, for example on a rough or muddy surface. Also used to describe the movement of a snake as it goes from side to side along the ground: Tom slithered down the bank into the water. | The snake slithered away and disappeared under a rock.

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glide² noun [countable]
1. a smooth quiet movement that seems to take no effort
2. technical the act of moving from one musical note to another without a break in sound
3. technical a vowel which is made by moving your tongue from one position to another ⇨ diphthong