slurp /sl3:p; NAmE sl3irp/ verb (informal) 1 to make a loud noise while you are drinking sth ( Hi 7 M H ) A hi ^ ft m Hf: [VN] He was slurping his tea. fft IEir ni^₀ o [V] She slurped noisily from her cup.

7, o 2 [V] to make a noise like this ^

Pf i&ii|p|: The water slurped in the tank.

P|r] o ►slurp noun [usually sing.]: She took a slurp from her mug. jftM^7ffi^7^TH< slurry /'slAri; NAmE 'stoiri/ noun [U] a thick liquid consisting of water mixed with animal waste, clay, coal dust or CEMENT ( ±, ‘jgA^zK

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slush /sIaJV noun [U] 1 partly melted snow that is usually dirty 1$ if ; If % : In the city the clean white snow had turned to grey slush. 71!, tq S ft !! EL ft A 7 ft ft $7 2 (informal, disapproving) stories, films/ movies or feelings that are considered to be silly and without value because they are too emotional and romantic ) ; lff§ftlrlf

► slushy adj.: slushy pavements ItMfSIlftAftril o slushy romantic fiction ffl^iif^ft W1f 7i&

'slush fund noun (disapproving) a sum of money kept for illegal purposes, especially in politics ( @

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slut /slAt/ noun (disapproving, offensive) 1 a woman who has many sexual partners Wlft; 2 a woman who is very untidy or lazy jiil AA; ► slut tish ad/

sly /slai/ ad/ 1 (disapproving) acting or done in a secret or dishonest way, often intending to trick people (ft; Jfcifkft HTTl cunning: a sly political move iiiftft b (humorous) You sly old devil! How long have you known? ifcMfigXT? 2 [usually

before noun] suggesting that you know sth secret that other people do not know ijtlftft ( A7 g EL£flit£i] A 7 ifi ft # i? ) PiTni knowing : a sly smile/grin/look/ glance, etc. ►slyly

adv: He glanced at her slyly. fft ifo Ifr fft 19 fft It? T — BS ₀ sly-ness noun [U] fT»171 on the 'sly secretly; not wanting other people to discover what you are doing ® 3?ift; firflyift; #iftS: He has to visit them on the sly. fftR#

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smack /smaek/ verb, noun, adv.

*verb 1 [VN] (especially BrE) to hit sb with your open hand, especially as a punishment fg B 7 tS ; fg :

I think it’s wrong to smack children. ^^#[71^77/7 — compare spank 2 [VN + adv.,/prep.] to put sth somewhere with a lot of force so that it makes a loud noise ® ft — f£ gft ifc ( afc 05. M # ) EEd bang _: She smacked her hand down on to the table. fft uft jft • ft # 7 ₀ o He smacked a fist into the palm of his hand, fft^ % A Bg —7 77’ o 3 [V + adv./prep.] to hit against

sth with a lot of force f Hi ( |£]1 ) ET771 crash:

Two players accidentally smacked into each other. M & T~ITOfll see lip lasuifli 'smack of sth to seem to contain or involve a particular unpleasant quality W - ft? ^ : Her behaviour

smacks of hypocrisy. fft ft tf A 7 A, f/ o 0 Today’s announcement smacks of a government cover-up. 7 Aft .smack sb~ up (BrE, informal) to hit sb hard with your hand, many times

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■ noun 1 [C] (especially BrE) a sharp hit given with your open hand, especially to a child as a punishment jj B 7, B ( ) : You’ll get a smack on

your backside if you’re not careful. Ail 7 7 A, fft A f7 ft M I£ ₀ 2 [C] (informal) a hard hit given with a closed hand ( ft ft ) — # H771 punch: a smack on the jaw 6TE±ftT"f 3 [C, usually sing.] a short loud sound oft —■ ^5 ; ft — ^ _: She closed the ledger with a smack. jft iftl ft — ^ 7 Jt 7 Kfc ^ ° 4 [C] (informal) a loud kiss tin* ft I®; a smack on the lips/cheek f£ uf

± / j&±U|n]Si&^^T‘ 5 [U] (slang) the drug heroin 0; ft ffiJL: smack addicts |ftillftA6[C] (BrE) a small fishing boat 7'7Jn

madv. (informal) 1 (NAmE also ’smack-dab) exactly or directly in a place ft ft; M &; 7 fJl 7 ft fft: ft landed smack in the middle of the carpet. 'E IE ft M Et ift H ft A₀ 2 with sudden, violent force, often making a loud

noise Sift; S$^ift: The car drove smack into a brick wall n^i$ift-^fi±7^i!|₀

smack er /'smaeka(r)/ noun 1 (informal) a loud kiss {±J^ fttftl; U|R]iftl 2 (s/ang) a British pound or US dollar * 1 A

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smack ing /'smaekiq/ noun [sing., u] (especially BrE) an act of hitting sb, especially a child, several times with your open hand, as a punishment ( ft ) — ;

( fflGf') ^: He gave both of the children a good smacking, fft JE M ^ ^ 7 ^ 7 — ® ₀ 0 We don’t

approve of smacking. $cf]7®$ftT®7o

small (Hr /smo:l/ ad/, adv, noun

■ adj. (small er, small-est)

► NOT LARGE 7 1 not large in size, number, degree,

amount, etc. ( ftIL ) 7ft: a small

house/town/car/man 7^7; 7fK; 7M/77-; 777 ^Ao A much smaller number of students passed than I had expected, itil#Kft7A\fcMitft7#^o o They’re having a relatively small wedding, [ft ft] ft &fftL7 JHHrAifro 0 That dress is too small for you. IPfftiiAM fft'^A7o <> ‘I don’t agree,’ he said in a small (- quiet) voice. “ ic 7 R M ₀ ” fft ₀ 2 (abbr. S) used to

describe one size in a range of sizes of clothes, food, products used in the house, etc. ( H'mA

) 7^ft, 7® ft: small, medium, large 7^, 7 7, A7 <> This is too big—have you got a small one?

7 A A W'&W 7ft ? 3 not as big as sth else of the

same kind ( ) 7ft: the small intestine 7M

► YOUNG ftAij 4 young 7ft; ^7ft: They have three small children, fft ft] 7‘A77ft!jft^7<> 0 We travelled around a lot when I was small. 3£7ftBftflc, AftJBft'S’K

o o As a small boy he had spent most of his time with his grandparents. fftft]j7N'^4N'f0]JiM7-7f5^^;&

► NOT IMPORTANT 7 j|V 7 5 slight; not important ® ®

ft; 7 S H ft: I made only a few small changes to the report. A A18. R- R f$ 7 il fft 7 ik Eh o O She noticed several small errors in his work. M M 3\ fft ff Jk 7 7 Jl 7 ft o O Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail. — E ft 7 A it ft ^ ₀ 0 ft was no small achievement getting her to agree to the deal, fg ihM^#3P^_;iA®777ftMo

► BUSINESS 7ilk 6 [usually before noun] not doing business on a very large scale 7Mf]lft: a small farmer 7A^ A o The government is planning to give more help to small businesses. iEft;)^^:IET.f^iJ^777ilkM^^S!]o

► LETTERS f Ej 7 [usually before noun] not written or printed as capitals 7W ft: Should I write ‘god’ with a small ‘g’ or a capital? * god Mffift7# g,

0 She’s a socialist with a small ‘s’ (= she has socialist ideas but is not a member of a socialist party).

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► NOT MUCH ft 8 [only before noun] (used with uncountable nouns little; not much M7ft;

7^ ft _: The government has small cause for optimism.

tf lwf&MM^fto 0 They have small hope of succeeding, fftft] Aftjft#M7Ac ► small ness noun [U] ITTfiffl be grateful/thankful for small mercies to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been A'lfH7Ai7ffn^ 7: Well, at least you weren’t hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies. u?§, M 7 fft & \9i If,

WE&ik^fn^b£7o it’s a .small ‘world (saying) used to express your surprise when you meet sb you know in an unexpected place, or when you are talking to sb and find out that you both know the same person ( IcAiS

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look/feel 'small to look or feel stupid, weak, ashamed, etc. a# ( i&lg'E ) ^A-ic; «7*nA — more at big adj., great ad/, hour, still ad/, sweat v., way n., wonder n.

* adv. (small-er, small-est) 1 into small pieces J&A7A:

Chop the cabbage up small. 2 in a small

size 77ift: You can fit it all in if you write very small.

noun 1 the ~ of the/sb’s back [sing ] the lower part of the back where it curves in ® — picture o body