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slack-er /.slaeka(r)/ noun {informal, disapproving) a person who is lazy and avoids work 懒的人；怠惰合勺人
slacks
/slaeks/
noun [pi.]
{old-fashioned or NAmE, formal] trousers/pants for men or women, that are
not part of a suit便痂；宽松的长裤：a pair 〇/stocks —条便_ slag /slaeg/ noun, verb
期 nown 1 [U] the waste
material that remains after metal has been removed from rock 矿渔；溶渣；炉渣 2
[C] (8rf, slang) an offensive word for
a woman, used to suggest that she has a lot of sexual partners 荡妇；破鞋
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verb ( gg-) IJiUiy ,slag sb^ off (BrE, slang) to
say cruel or critical things about sb 臭骂；贬损；辱骂：I hate the way he’s aZways
sZaggfng his coHeagues.他老损他的同 ^事，我看不惯。
'slag
heap noun {Br^} a large pile of slag from a mine f 渣<堆；熔渣堆 slain pp of slay
slainte /'slaintja/ exclamation (IrishE, Scot£) a word that people say to each other as
they lift up their glasses to drink (祝酒用语）干杯，祝你健康cheers slake /sleik/ verfc [VN] ("fera/y) 1 〜your thirst to drink so that you
no longer feel thirsty.缓 _( 口渴）；解（渴） quench 2 to satisfy a desire 满足（备望）… slaked lime /.sleikt 'laim/ noun [U]
a white powder or liquid made by combining lime(1) with water 熟石灰 sla-lom /'slailam/ noun a race for people on skis or in canoes along a winding course
marked by poles (.滑 雪）回转赛；（独木)障碍赛
slam /slaem/ verb, noun
• verb (-mm-) 1 to shut, or to make
sth shut, with a lot of force, making a loud noise (使…）砰地关上.HT1
bang： [V] J heard
door sZam behfnd Wm.我听瓜他
随手砰地治门关上了。◊ [V-ADj] A window skimmeci shut in the wind.风吹得一扇窗户咣地关上了。◊ [VN] He stormed
out of the house, slamming the door as he left. 他怒气冲冲地从房子里出来，随手把门砰地关上。◊ [VN-ADJ] She
sZammed the Hd shut.她砰的一声盖上盖子。
2 [VN + adv./prep.] to put, push or throw
sth into a particular place or position with a lot of force 用力一 放；使劲一推；猛劲一摔：She sZammed dcnvn the
phone angriZy.她气lif呼i啪如一声挂上电话。◊ He dammed on
the brakes (= stopped the car very suddenly).他猛地 刹住3 (used especially in
newspapers 尤角于报章） to criticize sb^sth
very strongly 猛烈诗击 ICTl see door
U!I;VJ ,slam into/a'gainst sb/sth | ,slam sth 'into/
a'gainst sb/sth to crash into sth with a lot of force; to make sth
crash into sth with a lot of force (使）重S 地 撞上 Q
note at crash
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noun [usually sing.] an act of slamming sth; the noise of sth
being slammed猛关（或推、摔、撞等）；猛摔（或 撞等）的声音：She gave the door a
good hard sZam•她 使g—fi，门砰的一声关上卞。一see also GRAND SLAM
'slam dunk now/? 1 (in basketball 篮球）the act of jumping up
and putting tJie ball through the net with a lot of force 强力灌篮；扣篮 2 (N/Am£，something that is certain to be
successful 必定成功的事； 稳
操胜券的事：•PoiiticaHy, this
issue is a sZam dunfc/or the _ party.在政治上，这一议题是这个党的一张胜券。
’slam-dunk ve/t [VN] (in basketball 篮球）to jump up and put the
ball through the net with a lot of force 扣适 slam-mer /'slaema(r)/ noun 1 the slammer [sing.] {slang) prison 监森 2 [C] (also te，quila ’slammer) an alcoholic drink
made by mixing tequila and lemonade, which is drunk quickly after
covering the glass and hitting it on the table to make the drink fill with
bubbles 龙舌兰 鸡尾酒（加柠檬汽水等）
slan-der /'sla:nd0(r);
NAmE 'slaen-/ noun, verb mnoun [C, U] a false spoken
statement intended to damage the good opinion people have of sb; the legal
offence of making this kind of statement 口头徘镑； 口头徘镑罪：a vicious dander on
the company’s good name对家公司良好声誉的恶意诽谤◊ He’s sufng
them /or s〖cmder.他控告他们口头徘谤。一compare libel
/?. ► slan-der-ous /-daras/ adj. ： a slanderous remark 性话语
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verb [VN] to make a false spoken statement
about sb
that is intended to damage
the good opinion that people have of them 口头诽镑；诋毁；中伤：He angriZy accused
the investigators of slandering both him and his/amt7y.他气愤地指责调査者诋毁他和他的家人。
—compare
libel v.
slang /slaei]/ noun [U]
very informal words and expressions that are more common in spoken language,
especially used by a particular group of people, for example, children,
criminals, soldiers, etc.悝语： tee/iage dang 青少年俚语◊ a s/ang
word/expressfon/ term.俚语一see also rhyming slang 'slanging match noun (BrE, informal) an angry argu- ment in
which people insult each other 互相谩骂 slangy /'slaeqi/ adj. (slang-ier,
slangi-est) containing
a lot of slang充满俚语的：a skmgy sfyie大量使用俚语的文体
slant /sla:nt; NAmE slaent/
verb, noun
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verb "1 [+adv./prep.] to slope or to make sth slope in a
particular direction or at a
particular angle (使）倾 斜，歪斜：[V] (//tera/y)
77ie sun sZanted throug/i the wfndow. i 阳斜照进窗户。◊ [VN] Slant
your sfcis a 〖ittZe more to the •把滑雪板略微南左斜一点。2 [VN] (sometimes to present information based on a
particular way of thinking,
especially in an unfair way 有倾向性地陈述；有偏向地被道：rhe Endings 〇/the report had been
slanted in favour of the manufacturers. 报告中的调查结果偏袒制造商。
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not/w
1a sloping position 倾斜；歪斜；斜线：斜面：
rhe
so/a /aced the /ire at a sicmt.沙发斜对着壁炉。◊ Cut the ,ower stems on the sZant.把在莖斜着切 if?。
2 ~ (on sth/sb) a way of thinking
about sth, especially one that shows support for a particular opinion or side
in a disagreement (有倾向性的）观点，态度：She put a new skint on the pkiy.她对那出戏提出了一种新的
见解。
slant-ed /'slaintid; NAmE 'slaentid/ adj. 1 sloping
in one direction 倾斜的；歪斜的：She had skmted brown eyes. 她有一双棕4的丹凤眼。2
~ (towards sb/sth) tending to be in
favour of one person or thing in a way that may be unfair to others養倾向性的；有偏向性的：a biased and skmted
view 〇/events对事件有失公‘正、_带倾向性的
观点
'slant-eyed
adj. having
slanting eyes (sometimes used in an offensive way to describe people from
slant-ing /'slaintiri; NAmE 'slaentii]/
adj. not
straight or level; sloping 不 i 的；不平的；M 的；歪的：Wanting
eyes/handwriting/rain斜眼；歪斜的字迹；斜落的雨
slap /slaep/ verb, noun, adv.
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verb (-pp-) [VN] 1 to hit sb/sth
with the flat part of your
hand (.用争掌）打，拍，掴 HUH smack: She slapped /iis/ace hard.她被狠给了也一个耳光。◊ She stopped him hard across the /ace.她狠® 给了彳也一个耳光。◊ 'Congratulations!' he
said, slapping me on the back. *'^1 贺你！ 他拍着我的背说。2 [VN + Wv./prep.] to put sth
on a surface in a quick,
careless and often noisy way, especially because you are angry (尤指生气地）晰的一• 声放下，随意扔放：He skipped the
newspaper down on the desk.他啪A —声把报纸锋在桌上。◊ She skipped a 幻0 bfH into my hand.她啪地把一张10元钞票放在我手 里。3 [V +fldv./p/-ep.] to hit against sth with the
noise of sb being slapped 啪地击打（或撞上）.：The water skipped against the
side 〇/ t/ie boat.水拍击_船艘。
,slap sb a'bout/a'round (informal) to hit sb regularly or
often常常打，动辄殴片（某人）：Her ex-husband used to
stop her around.她的前夫过去动不 动就打她。 ,slap sb/sth^-»'down (informaf) to criticize sb in an
unfair way, often in public, so that they feel embarrassed or less confident 训斥；申斥；公弁指责
'slap sth on sb/sth (informal) to
order, especially in a sudden or an unfair way, that sth must happen or sb must
do sth强制实行；强迫某人做：rhe company slapped
a ban on using email on the staff.
用电子邮件发出禁令。，slap sth _on sth (/Vj/omw/) to increase
the price of sth suddenly 忽然提价：They've slapped 50p on the price of a pack of
cigarettes,
包香烟的价格一下子提高了 50便士。，s!ap sth ‘on sth I ,slap sth^'on to spread sth on a surface in a quick,