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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++slide1 /slaɪd/ ●●● S3 W3 verb (past tense and past participle slid /slɪd/)  1  [intransitive, transitive]SLIDE to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make something move in this way （使）滑行，（使）滑动slide along/across/down etc Francesca slid across the ice. 弗朗西丝卡从冰面上滑过。slide something across/along etc He opened the oven door and slid the pan of cookies in. 他打开烤箱门，把甜饼烤盘滑了进去。 He slid open the door of the glass cabinet. 他滑开玻璃柜的门。 →4  See picture of 见图 SLIP 1 →5 see picture at 见图 slip12  [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition]PUT to move somewhere quietly and smoothly, or to move something in this way （使）悄悄移到；（使）悄悄移动slide into/out of etc Daniel slid out of the room when no one was looking. 丹尼尔趁没人看见，偷偷溜出了房间。 She slid into the driver’s seat. 她偷偷溜进驾驶座。slide something into/out of etc something He slid the gun into his pocket. 他悄悄地把枪滑进口袋。3  [intransitive]LESS if prices, amounts, rates etc slide, they become lower 〔价格等〕下滑，下跌 SYN drop OPP rise Stocks slid a further 3% on the major markets today. 今天主板市场上的股票价格继续下滑了 3%。► see thesaurus at decrease4  [intransitive] to gradually become worse, or to begin to have a problem 逐渐败坏；开始出现问题 Students’ test scores started to slide in the mid-1990s. 20世纪90年代中期，学生考分开始下降。slide into Murphy gradually slid into a pattern of drug abuse. 墨菲逐渐染上了吸毒的恶习。5  let something slide WORSE a) to let a situation get gradually worse 任某事恶化，放任不管某事 Management has let safety standards slide at the factory. 管理层对工厂的安全标准放任不管。 b) spoken to ignore a mistake, problem, remark etc, without becoming angry or trying to punish it 〔对错误、问题、言论等〕不加改进，不加制止，不加理睬 Well, I guess we can let it slide this time. 好吧，我们这次就随它去算了。n THESAURUSslide to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch itThe 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 slightlyBe 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 wayA 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 groundTom slithered down the bank into the water.The snake slithered away and disappeared under a rock.→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

slide• ""Your money, '' said White, as he slid a roll of banknotes across the table.• They slid about across her eyeballs.• Harry slid across the bench so he was sitting next to me.• His movements were becoming liquid and his eyes were beginning to slide around in their sockets like marbles in oil.• The children were having a great time, sliding around on the polished floor.• When he reached for her hand, it slid away from his.• He slid back on the mat to where she sat, and he handed her the jay.• The dollar fell in late trading in New York yesterday and slid further this morning.• Students' test scores started to slide in the mid-1980s.• The coffin was slid into the waiting hearse.• Fold the omelette over, slide it onto a plate, and serve immediately.• We slipped and slid, losing our balance on the ice• Several glasses slid off the tray and crashed to the floor.• The door to the corridor slid open.• He helps slide the jacket down my arms.• Is Swindon sliding towards Skid Row?• Prices will continue to slide unless production is reduced.• Slide your card into the machine and then tap in your number.slid open• After a moment, the door slid open.• At 12: 14 a. m., there was a knock from inside the chamber and a peephole slid open.• Moments later his suspicions were confirmed as it gradually slid open.• The door to the corridor slid open.• The door slid open and he stepped out on to the platform, walking quickly towards the exit.• The single door beside her slid open, and she pushed herself out of the carriage.• It slid open as Bernice approached.• Lucy walked up the fight of steps; the plate glass doors slid open electronically as she crossed the beam.slide something into/out of etc something• McMurphy was there, studying the deck of cards that slid in and out of sight in his hands.• Sandi slid one out of the box she was taking.• When a car approached, two of them gently slid Miguel out of the way.slide into• Murphy gradually slid into a pattern of drug abuse.

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slide2 ●●○ S3 noun [countable]  1. for children 儿童用的DHT a large structure with steps leading to the top of a long sloping surface that children can slide down 滑梯2  decrease 下降 [usually singular]LESS a decrease in prices, amounts etc 〔价格、数量等的〕下降，跌落，减少 OPP riseslide in the current slide in house prices 房价目前的下跌on the slide The company’s shares were on the slide again yesterday, down 7p at 339p. 公司股票昨天再次下跌，跌7便士，收盘报339便士。3  picture 图片TCP a small piece of film in a frame that you shine a light through to show a picture on a screen or wall 幻灯片 a slide show 幻灯片放映4  getting worse 变糟 [usually singular] a situation in which something gradually gets worse, or someone develops a problem 〔情况〕变糟，恶化；〔人〕出现问题slide in School administrators were unable to explain the slide in student performance. 学校管理人员无法解释学生成绩下降的原因。slide into a slide into economic chaos 陷入经济混乱的状态5. science 科学ST a small piece of thin glass used for holding something that you want to look at under a microscope 〔显微镜用的〕载（物）玻（璃）片 →5 see picture at 见图 microscope6. music/machine 音乐/机器APM a sliding part of a machine or musical instrument, such as the U-shaped tube of a trombone 滑动部件〔如长号的U形伸缩管〕7  movement 移动 [usually singular]SLIDE a sliding movement across a surface 滑动，滑行 The car went into a slide. 汽车打起滑来。8  earth/snow 土/雪HE a sudden fall of earth, stones, snow etc down a slope 崩落；崩塌 a rock slide 岩崩9. for hair 用于头发 British EnglishDCB a small metal or plastic object that holds your hair in place 小发夹

Examples from the Corpus

slide• A monitoring system that closes the road by activating a red signal light when a slide occurs is also in place.• a slide show• There are also some 10,000 air photographs and slides.• Work on display includes life-sized Elizabethan figures, a mural and an exhibit featuring the projection of slides on to specially made screens.• Visitors entering the park from the Highway 140-Mariposa entrance station can see evidence of past slides.• Don't go down the slide head first.• School administrators were unable to explain the slide in student performance.• More than 200 people were in the area at the time of the slide, officials said.on the slide• I know some are already on the slide.• A team and a club on the slide.• Part of the timber flooring on the slide was also damaged.• Parents kept glancing at her; so did Anna, as she played morosely on the slide and the largest swing.• Go and play on the slide and let the girls get on with their game.• Pushing on the slide, best friends leaving us, these are the often seemingly mundane problems of childhood.• But it also was the last gasp for a team on the slide.• Place one of these on the slide and cover with a few drops of water.slide show• There's also a slide show and talk presented by ex P.O.W.'s once incarcerated in Colditz, followed by dinner.• He was constantly weighing how to advance the sister-parish relationship Was a slide show about Madre too little?• The meeting was complete with a slide show prepared by the National League of Cities that explained the block grant program.• By the time we met again, I had put together a low-budget slide show.• George often uses slides showing complex shapes.• The Alpenblick offers a weekly slide show and regular guided walks with the owner.From Longman Business Dictionaryslideslide /slaɪd/ verb (past tense and past participle slid /slɪd/) [intransitive] to gradually become lower or lessSome dealers continued to buy silver as the price slid.The new model didn’t stop their share of the U.S. car market from sliding. → slide into something→ See Verb tableOrigin slide1 Old English slidan

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slide¹ S3 W3 /slaɪd/ verb (past tense and past participle slid /slɪd/)1. [intransitive and transitive] to move smoothly over a surface while continuing to touch it, or to make something move in this way
    slide along/across/down etc
    Francesca slid across the ice.
    slide something across/along etc
    He opened the oven door and slid the pan of cookies in.
    He slid open the door of the glass cabinet.
2. [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere quietly and smoothly, or to move something in this way
    slide into/out of etc
    Daniel slid out of the room when no one was looking.
    She slid into the driver’s seat.
    slide something into/out of etc something
    He slid the gun into his pocket.
3. [intransitive] if prices, amounts, rates etc slide, they become lower
   SYN  drop
   OPP  rise:
    Stocks slid a further 3% on the major markets today.
4. [intransitive] to gradually become worse, or to begin to have a problem:
    Students’ test scores started to slide in the mid-1990s.
    slide into
    Murphy gradually slid into a pattern of drug abuse.
5. let something slide
  a. to let a situation get gradually worse:
    Management has let safety standards slide at the factory.
  b. spoken to ignore a mistake, problem, remark etc, without becoming angry or trying to punish it:
    Well, I guess we can let it slide this time.
     

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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slide² S3 noun [countable]

1.  FOR CHILDREN a large structure with steps leading to the top of a long sloping surface that children can slide down
2.  DECREASE  [usually singular] a decrease in prices, amounts etc
   OPP  rise
    slide in
    the current slide in house prices
    on the slide
    The company’s shares were on the slide again yesterday, down 7p at 339p.
3.
   PICTURE .a small piece of film in a frame that you shine a light through to show a picture on a screen or wall:
    a slide show
4.  GETTING WORSE  [usually singular] a situation in which something gradually gets worse, or someone develops a problem
    slide in
    School administrators were unable to explain the slide in student performance.
    slide into
    a slide into economic chaos
5.  SCIENCE a small piece of thin glass used for holding something that you want to look at under a microscope
6.  MUSIC/MACHINE a sliding part of a machine or musical instrument, such as the U-shaped tube of a trombone
7.  MOVEMENT  [usually singular] a sliding movement across a surface:
    The car went into a slide.
8.  EARTH/SNOW a sudden fall of earth, stones, snow etc down a slope:
    a rock slide
9.  FOR HAIR British English a small metal or plastic object that holds your hair in place