slate

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slate1 /sleɪt/ noun  1. rock 岩石 [uncountable]HEG a dark grey rock that can easily be split into flat thin pieces 板岩，板石2  on a roof 房顶上 [countable] especially British EnglishTBC a small piece of slate or similar material that is used for covering roofs 石板瓦 SYN tile There were several slates missing from the roof. 房顶有几块石板瓦掉了。 →4  See picture of 见图 ROOF 1 →5 see picture at 见图 roof13. slate blue/grey CCa dark blue or grey colour 暗蓝色/深灰色4. politics 政治 [countable]PPV a list of people that voters can choose in an election, or who are being considered for an important job 候选人名单5. for writing on 写字用的 [countable]SE a small black board or a flat piece of slate in a wooden frame, used for writing on in the past 〔旧时写字用的〕石板，小黑板6. put something on the slate British English old-fashionedPAY FOR to arrange to pay for something later, especially food or drink 赊账，挂账〔尤指对食物和饮料〕 → a clean slate at clean1(9)

Examples from the Corpus

slate• In a spirit of community service, books and slates appeared.• Many academics really do believe that all of us are now beginning once again with a clean slate.• A third candidate, radio talk show host Alan Keyes, filed a partial slate.• Best Director nominees usually parallel the Best Picture slate with one exception.• The falls of the flowers are a delicate yellowish green veined with slate blue.slate2 verb [transitive]  1  British English informalCRITICIZE to criticize a book, film etc severely, especially in a newspaper 〔尤指在报纸上〕严厉批评〔书、电影等〕 SYN slam Doherty’s most recent novel has been slated by the critics. 多尔蒂最新出版的小说受到了评论家的严厉批评。2  be slated to do something/be slated for something especially American EnglishEXPECTif something is slated to happen, it is planned to happen in the future, especially at a particular time 预定[计划]做某事 He is slated to appear at the Cambridge Jazz Festival next year. 他将出席明年的剑桥爵士音乐节。 Every house on this block is slated for demolition. 这个街区的每幢房子都要拆除。n Grammar Slate is usually passive.→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

slate• They were slated as Wedding Present imitators and never escaped the suffocating connection with the band.• The project is slated for completion in 1999.• He was slated for his tactics when they went wrong, but how often did that happen?• Council deliberations on the budget are slated for June 25,26,27 and 30.• The flight is slated for launching between Dec. 2 and Dec. 27 from Cape Canaveral.• Fratney had been slated to be closed and reopened as what was to be called an Exemplary Teaching Center.• Old Navy flagship sites in Chicago and Seattle also are slated to open in 1998.Origin slate1 (1300-1400) Old French esclat “thin piece split off”, from esclater “to burst, splinter”

slate1 nounslate2 verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChinese  

be dark can that rock split Corpus a easily grey

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slate¹ /sleɪt/ noun1.  ROCK  [uncountable] a dark grey rock that can easily be split into flat thin pieces
2.  ON A ROOF  [countable] especially British English a small piece of slate or similar material that is used for covering roofs
   SYN  tile:
    There were several slates missing from the roof.
3. slate blue/grey a dark blue or grey colour
4.  POLITICS  [countable] a list of people that voters can choose in an election, or who are being considered for an important job
5.  FOR WRITING ON  [countable] a small black board or a flat piece of slate in a wooden frame, used for writing on in the past
6. put something on the slate British English old-fashioned to arrange to pay for something later, especially food or drink
⇨ a clean slate at clean¹(9)

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slate² verb [transitive usually passive]
1. British English informal to criticize a book, film etc severely, especially in a newspaper
   SYN  slam:
    Doherty’s most recent novel has been slated by the critics.
2. be slated to do something/be slated for something especially American English
  if something is slated to happen, it is planned to happen in the future, especially at a particular time:
    He is slated to appear at the Cambridge Jazz Festival next year.
    Every house on this block is slated for demolition.