slide
verb uk/slaɪd/ us/slaɪd/ slid | slid
(MOVE)
B2 [ I or T ]（使）滑动，（使）滑行
to (cause to) move easily and without interruption over a surface
When I was little I used to like sliding on the polished floor in my socks. 小时候我喜欢穿着短袜在光亮的地板上滑行。
We have one of those doors in the kitchen that slides open. 我们厨房的门中有一扇装的是那种滑动开关的。
He slid the letter into his pocket while no one was looking. 趁没人看见，他把信塞进了口袋。
sliding doors 推拉门，滑门
- More examples
- I slid down the hill.
- She slid her hand into his pocket.
- She slid her legs from under the duvet and got up stealthily.
- Hardly aware of what she was doing, Susie slid her hand up to his shoulder.
- She slid into the seat next to him.
(GET WORSE)
[ I ]下滑；衰落；逐渐陷入
to go into a worse state, often through lack of control or care
The dollar slid against other major currencies. 美元对其他主要货币的比价下滑。
Car exports slid by 40 percent this year. 今年汽车的出口下滑了40%。
He was improving for a while, but I think he's sliding back into his old habits. 他有一段时间确实在进步，可我担心他正在故态复萌。
I was doing really well with my diet, but I've let it slide (= not tried so hard) recently. 以前我在节食方面做得的确不错，但最近恐怕有些松懈。
See also: backslide
slide
noun uk/slaɪd/ us/slaɪd/
(MOVEMENT)
[ C ]山崩，岩崩；崩塌
a sudden movement of a large mass of mud (= wet earth) or rock down a hill
a mud/rock slide 土泥流／岩崩
See also: landslide (FALLING EARTH)
[ C ]滑梯
a structure for children to play on which has a slope for them to slide down and usually a set of steps leading up to the slope
（乐器或机器上的）滑动件
a part that moves easily backwards and forwards on an instrument or machine
the slide on a trombone 长号上的 U 型伸缩拉管
(WORSE STATE)
[ C usually singular ]（通常因为缺乏管理或关注而）不知不觉陷入（恶劣的状态）
the process of moving into a worse state, often through lack of control or care
The government must take measures, he said, to halt the country's slide into recession. 他说，政府必须采取措施阻止国家陷入经济衰退。
(PHOTOGRAPHY)
[ C ]幻灯片
a small piece of photographic film in a frame that, when light is passed through it, shows a larger image on a screen or plain surface
colour slides 彩色幻灯片
Synonym: transparency
(GLASS)
[ C ]（显微镜的）载物玻璃片
a small piece of glass on which you put something in order to look at it through a microscope
(HAIR)
[ C ] UK(女子戴的）小发卡（hair slide 的简称）
short form of hair slide UK