slip

verb

/slɪp/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they slip	/slɪp/ /slɪp/
he / she / it slips	/slɪps/ /slɪps/
past simple slipped	/slɪpt/ /slɪpt/
past participle slipped	/slɪpt/ /slɪpt/
-ing form slipping	/ˈslɪpɪŋ/ /ˈslɪpɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

slide/fall滑；倒

[intransitive] to slide a short distance by accident so that you fall or nearly fall滑倒；滑跤

She slipped and landed flat on her back.她滑了一下，直挺挺地仰面落地。
As I ran up the stairs, my foot slipped and I fell.我跑上楼梯时失脚摔倒了。
She got on her feet and ran towards the door, slipping and sliding.她站起来，向门口跑去，一边滑一边滑。
slip on something He slipped on a bar of soap in the shower room.他在淋浴室里踩到一块肥皂滑倒了。
slip over She slipped over on the ice and broke her leg.她在冰上滑倒把腿摔断了。

out of position脱离位置

[intransitive] to slide out of position or out of your hand滑落；滑离；脱落

My hand slipped as I was slicing the bread and I cut myself.我切面包时手滑了一下，割伤了自己。
+ adv./prep. His hat had slipped over one eye.他的帽子滑下来遮住了一只眼睛。
The fish slipped out of my hand.鱼从我手里溜掉了。
The child slipped from his grasp and ran off.他一把没抓牢，让那孩子跑掉了。
(figurative) She was careful not to let her control slip.她小心翼翼，不让自己失控。

go/put quickly快速地走／放置

[intransitive] + adv./prep. to go somewhere quickly and quietly, especially without being noticed悄悄疾行；溜 synonym creep

She slipped out of the house before the others were awake.她趁别人还没醒，溜出了房子。
I slipped away before the end of the performance.演出还没结束我就悄悄溜走了。
The ship slipped into the harbour at night.船在夜间悄然进港。
A guard was posted at the door, in case anyone tried to slip in.门口派了一名警卫，以防有人试图溜进去。
(figurative) She knew that time was slipping away.她知道时间在飞逝。

[transitive] to put something somewhere quickly, quietly or secretly迅速放置；悄悄塞；偷偷放

slip something + adv./prep. Anna slipped her hand into his.安娜悄悄把手伸过去，让他握住。
He slipped the letter back into its envelope.他把信偷偷放回信封。
He beat three defenders before slipping the ball past the goalkeeper.他击败了三名防守队员，然后把球传给了守门员。
She slipped her head around the door.她把头绕过门。
I managed to slip a few jokes into my speech.我设法在讲话中穿插了几个笑话。
I managed to slip in a few jokes.我设法穿插了几个笑话。
He slipped the ring onto her finger.他把戒指轻轻地套在她的手指上。
slip something to somebody They'd slipped some money to the guards.他们悄悄塞给卫兵一些钱。
slip somebody something They'd slipped the guards some money.他们悄悄塞给卫兵一些钱。

become worse变差

[intransitive] to fall to a lower level; to become worse下降；退步；变差

Standards have slipped in the last few years.在过去的几年里，标准下降了。
His popularity has slipped recently.近来他已不如过去那样受欢迎。
The director never lets the tension slip.导演从不放松紧张的情绪。
That's three times she's beaten me—I must be slipping!她已经赢了我三回了，我一定是退步了！
A defeat would see them slip down the rankings.如果失败，他们的排名就会下滑。
Already the Conservatives are slipping in the polls.保守党在民调中已经开始下滑。
slip from something to something Pre-tax profits slipped from $3.9 million to $3.7 million,.税前利润从390万美元下滑至370万美元。

into difficult situation陷入困境

[intransitive] + adv./prep. to pass into a particular state or situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one陷入，进入（困难或不愉快的处境）

He began to slip into debt.他开始欠债了。
The patient had slipped into a coma.病人陷入昏迷状态。
We seem to have slipped behind schedule.我们好像已经赶不上日程安排了。

clothes on/off穿／脱衣服

[intransitive, transitive] to put clothes on or to take them off quickly and easily（迅速且容易地）穿上，脱下

+ adv./prep. to slip into/out of a dress麻利地穿上／脱掉连衣裙
slip something + adv./prep. to slip your shoes on/off蹬上／脱了鞋
He slipped a coat over his sweatshirt.他将一件外衣披在长袖套衫上。

get free摆脱

[transitive, intransitive] to get free; to make something/somebody/yourself free from something摆脱；挣脱；松开；放走

slip something The ship had slipped its moorings in the night.那艘船在夜间漂离了停泊处。
The dog slipped its collar.狗挣脱开了项圈。
slip (something) + adj. The animal had slipped free and escaped.那头动物挣脱逃跑了。

词源verb Middle English (in the sense ‘move quickly and softly’): probably from Middle Low German slippen (verb); compare with slippery.

Idioms

let slip something

to give somebody information that is supposed to be secret泄露；无意中说出
- I happened to let it slip that he had given me £1 000 for the car.我一不小心说出了他花 1 000 英镑买走我那辆车的事。
- She tried not to let slip what she knew.她尽量不把她所知道的事泄露出去。

let something slip (through your fingers)

to miss or fail to use an opportunity错过（机会）；失去（机会）
- Don't let the chance to work abroad slip through your fingers.这个出国工作的机会你可不要错过。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

(slip/be thrown) out of gear

(of emotions or situations情绪或形势) (to become) out of control失去控制
- She said nothing in case her temper slipped out of gear.她什么都没说，免得按捺不住情绪。

roll/slip/trip off the tongue

to be easy to say or pronounce容易说（或发音）；顺口
- It's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue, is it?这个名字叫起来拗口，是不是？

slip your mind

if something slips your mind, you forget it or forget to do it被遗忘
- I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. It completely slipped my mind.对不起，我没有告诉你。我完全忘记了。

slip/roll/trip off the tongue

to be easy to say or pronounce容易说（或发音）；顺口
- It's not a name that exactly slips off the tongue, is it?这不是一个失言的名字，是吗？

slip one over on somebody

(informal) to trick somebody欺骗；愚弄

slip through the net

(also fall/slip through the cracks)

when somebody/something slips through the net, an organization or a system fails to find them and deal with them漏网；被漏掉
- We tried to contact all former students, but one or two slipped through the net.我们试图同所有的校友取得联系，但有一两个未能找到。

slip

noun

/slɪp/

Idioms

small mistake差错

a small mistake, usually made by being careless or not paying attention差错；疏漏；纰漏

He recited the whole poem without making a single slip.他一字不差地背诵了全诗。
There were a few slips in the translation.翻译中有几处错误。

Synonyms mistakemistake

error
inaccuracy
slip
howler
misprint

These are all words for a word, figure or fact that is not said, written down or typed correctly.

mistake
a word or figure that is not said or written down correctly:
- It’s a common mistake among learners of English.这是学英语的人常犯的错误。
- spelling mistakes拼写错误
error
(rather formal) a word, figure, etc. that is not said or written down correctly:指用词、数字等的错误、口误、笔误：
- There are too many errors in your work.你的工作失误太多。
Error is a more formal way of saying mistake.
inaccuracy
(rather formal) a piece of information that is not exactly correct:指信息不准确、有误：
- The article is full of inaccuracies.这篇文章里不准确的地方比比皆是。
slip a small mistake, usually made by being careless or not paying attention指常因粗心或未予以重视造成的差错、疏漏、纰漏
howler
(informal, especially British English) a stupid mistake, especially in what somebody says or writes:
- The report is full of howlers.这份报告错漏百出。
A howler is usually an embarrassing mistake that shows that the person who made it does not know something that they really should know.
misprint a small mistake in a printed text指印刷文本上的错误

Patterns

a(n) mistake/error/inaccuracy/slip/howler/misprint in something
to make a(n) mistake/error/slip/howler
to contain/be full of mistakes/errors/inaccuracies/howlers/misprints

piece of paper纸

a small piece of paper, especially one for writing on or with something printed on it纸条；便条；小纸片

I wrote it down on a slip of paper.我把它记在一张纸条上。
a betting slip赌注单

see also compliments slip, payslip, pink slip, sales slip

He got over fifty rejection slips before his novel was published.他在收到五十多封退稿信之后小说才得以发表。
His father signed a permission slip for a school field trip.他父亲在学校校外实地考察的许可回执上签了名。
Please detach and return the slip below.请撕下下面的凭条并交回。
The Senator returns the blue slip with an indication whether he or she supports or opposes the nominee.参议员交回意见单，上面注明他或她支持还是反对被提名人。
a bank deposit slip银行存单
Please fill in the tear-off slip and return it the office.请填好撕条，寄回办公室。

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

rejection
betting
voting
…

verb + slip

sign
give somebody
hand somebody
…

preposition

on a/the slip

phrases

a slip of paper

act of slipping滑跤

an act of slipping滑跤；滑倒；失脚

One slip and you could fall to your death.一失脚，你就会摔死。

clothing衣服

a piece of women’s underwear like a thin dress or skirt, worn under a dress衬裙Topics Clothes and Fashionc2

in cricket板球

a player who stands behind and to one side of the batsman and tries to catch the ball; the position on the field where this player stands（击球员后侧的）守场员；守场员所站的位置

fielding in the slips在击球员右后方的位置守球。

词源noun sense 1 and noun senses 3 to 5 Middle English (in the sense ‘move quickly and softly’): probably from Middle Low German slippen (verb); compare with slippery. noun sense 2 late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German slippe ‘cut, strip’.

Idioms

give somebody the slip

(informal) to get away from somebody who is following or running after you摆脱某人的追踪；甩掉跟踪者
- I managed to give him the slip by hiding behind a wall.我躲在墙后设法甩掉了他。

a slip of a boy, girl, etc.

(old-fashioned) a small or thin, usually young, person小男孩（或女孩等）；瘦男孩（或女孩等）
- She’s only a slip of a thing.她只是一个小东西。

a slip of the pen/tongue

a small mistake in something that you write or say笔误；口误
- Did I call you Richard? Sorry, Robert, just a slip of the tongue.我刚才是不是叫你理查德了？对不起，罗伯特，我是一时口误。
- I didn't mean to say that—it was just a slip of the tongue.我并非那个意思，只是口误罢了。

there’s many a slip ’twixt cup and lip

(saying) nothing is completely certain until it really happens because things can easily go wrong到嘴的鸭子也会飞走（指没有十拿九稳的事）Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2