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slip /slɪp/► SEE ALLgive sb the sliplet slip sthslip sb’s memory/minda slip of a boy, girl, etc.a slip of the tongue/penslip on a banana skinslip through sb’s fingersslip through the netthere’s many a slip (’twixt cup and lip)a Freudian sliproll/slip/trip off the tongue
●give sb the ˈslip (informal) get away from sb who is following you 摆脱某人的追踪；甩掉某人◆The police were chasing us but we managed to give them the slip.
警方在追踪我们，可是我们设法甩掉了他们。●let ˈslip sthgive sb information that is supposed to be secret 说漏嘴；泄露秘密◆She tried not to let slip what she knew.
她小心翼翼地保守着她所知道的秘密。◆I happened to let it slip that he had given me $2 000 for the car.
我不小心说出了他给我 2 000 美元买走那辆车的事。●slip sb’s ˈmemory/ˈmindforget about sth or forget to do sth 忘掉；不记得◆I was supposed to go to the dentist today, but it completely slipped my mind.
我本来打算今天去看牙医，可是却忘记得干干净净。●a ˈslip of a boy, girl, etc. (old-fashioned) a small or thin, usually young, person 瘦小的男孩（或女孩等）；小不点儿；丫头片子◆They were amazed that such a slip of a girl could cause so much trouble.
他们大吃一惊，这么一个瘦弱的女孩居然能制造出这么多麻烦。●a slip of the ˈtongue/ˈpena small mistake when speaking or writing 口误；笔误◆Did I say North Street? Sorry, that was a slip of the tongue — I meant South Street.
我说是北大街吗？对不起，那是口误 － 我想说南大街。●slip on a baˈnana skin (informal) (usually of a public figure 通常指公众人物) make a stupid mistake 出丑；犯愚蠢的错误◆The new minister slipped on a banana skin before he had been in the job a week.
新部长上任不到一星期就出了丑。●slip through sb’s ˈfingers (of an opportunity, money, etc. 机会、金钱等) escape or be missed 从手指缝里溜走；被错过◆I wouldn’t let a wonderful opportunity like this slip through your fingers if I were you.
如果我是你，我不会让这么一个大好机会从手里溜走的。●slip through the ˈnetwhen sb/sth slips through the net, an organization or a system fails to find them/it and deal with them/it 漏网；被漏掉◆We tried to contact all former students, but one or two slipped through the net.
我们试图同所有以前的学生取得联系，可还是有一两个未能找到。●there’s ˌmany a ˈslip (’twixt ˌcup and ˈlip) (saying) (of plans, hopes, etc. 计划、希望等) nothing is completely certain until it happens because things can easily go wrong 酒杯到口，还会失手；万事难以十拿九稳◆We should get to London before 7 o’clock, but there’s many a slip ’twixt cup and lip.
我们应能在 7 点钟以前赶到伦敦，可是意外情况在所难免。◆She aims to get to the top in the company, but there’s many a slip…
她立志打入公司的上层，但万事难以十拿九稳… NOTE The word ’twixt is a short form of the old word betwixt, meaning ‘between’. * twixt 是古英语词 betwixt 的缩写形式，意为“在…之间”。 ●a ˌFreudian ˈslipa mistake in speaking or writing which shows what you really think or feel about sb/sth 漏嘴，失言，笔误（无意中泄露真实想法）◆‘I’ve never loved, I mean I’ve never stopped loving, my mother.’ ‘Was that a Freudian slip?’“我从没爱过，我是说我从没停止过爱我母亲。”“这是口误，还是你的真实想法？” ORIGIN This is named after Sigmund Freud. 这个习语源自西格蒙德 ∙ 弗洛伊德的姓。●roll/slip/trip off the ˈtonguebe easy to say or pronounce 容易念；好发音；顺口◆It’s not a name that exactly trips off the tongue, is it?这个名字不太顺口，对吧？ |