slip
verb uk/slɪp/ us/slɪp/ -pp-
(SLIDE)
B1 [ I ]滑倒；失脚
to slide without intending to
She slipped on the ice. 她在冰上滑倒了。
Careful you don't slip - there's water on the floor. 小心别滑倒了——地板上有水。
The razor slipped while he was shaving and he cut himself. 他刮胡子时剃须刀一滑，把自己划伤了。
C2 [ I ]移出正确的位置，滑走
to move out of the correct position
Her hat had slipped over one eye. 她的一只眼睛被滑下的帽子盖住了。
He could feel the rope slipping out of his grasp. 他能感觉到绳子正从他手中滑走。
- More examples
- I slipped on the ice and landed right on my bottom!
- Careful you don't slip on this floor in your socks!
- He'd slipped in the bath and broken his hip.
- The glass just slipped from my grasp.
- I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.
(DO QUICKLY)
C2 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]溜走;迅速地做;悄悄地做
to go somewhere or put something somewhere quickly, often so that you are not noticed
Just slip out of the room while nobody's looking. 趁没人注意时溜出房间。
She slipped between the cool cotton sheets and was soon asleep. 她钻进凉爽的棉褥单里，很快就睡着了。
He slipped a piece of paper into my hand with his address on it. 他偷偷把一张写有他地址的纸塞到我的手里。
[ + two objects ] If you slip the waiter some money/slip some money to the waiter he'll give you the best table. 如果你偷偷塞点钱给侍者，他会为你安排最好的位置。
- More examples
- I slipped quietly out of the back door.
- She found the side-door open and slipped into the house unseen.
- We managed to slip away unnoticed.
- I slipped a key into his hand while she wasn't looking.
- I slipped a ten-pound note into his hand as we hugged.
(GET WORSE)
[ I ]变糟；下降，退步
to go into a worse state, often because of lack of control or care
Productivity in the factory has slipped noticeably in the last year. 工厂一年来生产率显著下降。
The schedule has started to slip (= things are happening later than planned). 日程开始推迟。
I don't know what went wrong, I must be slipping. 我不知道哪里出了问题，我一定是退步了。
(ESCAPE)
[ T ]逃离，离开
to get free from, leave, or escape something
The ship slipped its moorings. 船漂离了停泊处。
(VALUE)
[ I ]价值降低
to go down in value
The dollar slipped against the Japanese yen. 美元对日元汇率下降。
Idioms
slip someone's memory/mindidiom C2 被（某人）忘记
to be forgotten
I forgot I'd arranged to meet Richard last night - it completely slipped my mind. 我忘记安排了昨晚要与理查德会面——我完全给忘了。
slip through someone's fingersidiom （机会或某人）被错过
If you allow an opportunity or a person to slip through your fingers, you lose it, him, or her through not taking care or making an effort.
You shouldn't let a job/man like that slip through your fingers! 你一定不要错过那样的工作／男人！
slip through the netidiom UK (US slip through the cracks) 漏网;被漏掉
to escape a punishment or be missed by a system that should deal with or protect you
Once again terrorists have slipped through the police net. 恐怖分子又一次逃脱了警方布下的罗网。
There are laws to protect the mentally ill, but now and then someone does slip through the net. 虽然有保护精神病患者的法律，可是时不时会有人没有被照顾到。
Phrasal verbs
slip awayC2 秘密地离开
to leave secretly
He slipped away while we were all sleeping. 当我们还在睡觉时他悄悄地离开了。
C2 （时间）很快地过去
If a period of time slips away, it passes quickly.
Time was slipping away and she had to make a decision soon. 时间过得很快，她必须很快做出决定。
C2 （权力、能力或可能性）消失
If someone's power or the possibility of someone winning or achieving something slips away, it disappears.
Political power was really in their hands and they let it slip away. 他们曾一度掌握着很大的政治权力，但却没有把握住。
slip into something 迅速穿上（衣服）
to quickly put on a piece of clothing
If you could wait two minutes, I'm just going to slip into a nicer dress. 希望你能等两分钟，我很快去换件好看点的裙子。
You don't need to go into the fitting room - just slip the jacket on over your sweater. 你不用进更衣室——就把夹克套在毛衣外边吧。
slip outC2 被无意说出
If a remark slips out, you say it without intending to.
slip out of something 快速脱下（衣服）
to quickly take off a piece of clothing
Slip your shirt off and I'll listen to your heart. 脱下衬衣，我要听一下你的心跳。
slip upC2 犯错误，疏忽
to make a mistake
These figures don't make sense - have we slipped up somewhere? 这些数据不对——我们哪里出错了吗？
slip
noun uk/slɪp/ us/slɪp/
(PIECE OF PAPER)
[ C ]纸条;小纸片
a small piece of paper
a slip of paper 一张纸条
If you want to order a book fill out the green slip. 如果想订购书，就填写那张绿色单子。
(MISTAKE)
[ C ]小错误，疏漏
a small mistake
She's made one or two slips - mainly spelling errors - but it's basically well written. 她犯了一两个小错误——主要是拼写错误——不过基本上写得很不错。
(FALL)
[ C ]摔倒;滑跤
an act of falling or sliding
One slip meant a long tumble to the rocks below. 一旦滑倒就意味着一路摔滚到下面的石头上。
(GETTING WORSE)
[ C ]（情况）变糟
an occasion when something becomes worse
A slip in the value of the U.S. dollar helped push prices higher. 美元下跌推高了价格。
a slip in standards 水平下跌
(UNDERWEAR)
[ C ]女式衬裙
a piece of underwear for a woman or girl that is like a dress or skirt
(FOR BOAT)
[ C ]两座码头之间可停船的水面
a place where a boat or ship can be parked, between two piers
(SMALL)
slip of a somethingold-fashioned 瘦小的
small and thin, usually because of being young
I knew her when she was a slip of a girl. 她还是个小女孩的时候我就认识她了。
(ESCAPE)
give someone the slipinformal 逃离（某人），摆脱（某人）
to escape from someone who is following or chasing you
Idioms
slip of the tongueidiom 口误
something that you say by accident when you intended to say something else
I called her new boyfriend by her previous boyfriend's name - it was just a slip of the tongue. 我叫她的新男友时喊成了她前任男友的名字——那只是一个口误。
there's many a slip twixt cup and lipidiom UK saying (US there's many a slip between the cup and the lip) 杯到嘴边还会失手;世事往往功亏一篑
said to emphasize that many bad things might happen before something is finished