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slate n.板岩；石板；石片；石板色；候选人名单adj.暗蓝灰色的；含板岩的vt.用石板覆盖；严厉批评；提名；预订 (1) 这个地区开采板岩有数百年了。(2) 大海的颜色像石板。(3) 落下来的一块石片划破了他的手臂。(4) 提名委员会把候选人名单提交全体委员会讨论。(5) 走穴(6) 这间房子的石板瓦房顶使其有别于这地区的其他房子。(7) 这种意见遭到委员会严厉批评。(8) 你有没有看格林被提名为总统候选人的大标题?(9) 密勒先生已定於下个月担任主席。 In the past when paper was expensive, schoolchildren used slates to do their school work. These were usually made of actual slate rock. Students could practice their writing on the slate with a slate pencil. When they were done, the slate could be erased, which gave rise to the term "clean slate." If you've done things in the past you aren't proud of, you may hope to start over with a clean slate.

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英 [sleɪt] 美 [sleɪt] (1) The area has been mined for slate for centuries.(2) The sea was the colour of slate.(3) The falling slate sliced into his arm.(4) The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.(5) "(actors, singers, etc.) perform for outside salary income without approval by the unit they belong to"(6) Its slate roof differentiates this house from others.(7) The idea got slated by the committee.(8) Did you scan the headline Green Slated for the Presidency?(9) Mr. Miller is slated to become chairman next month. Slate is a type of gray metamorphic rock that is made up of quartz and other minerals. The rock can be split into thin layers and the slate used for things like roofing tiles. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]板岩；石板 Slate is a dark grey rock that can be easily split into thin layers. Slate is often used for covering roofs.   [oft N n]... a stone-built cottage, with a traditional slate roof.传统石板瓦屋顶的石屋2[N-COUNT 可数名词](盖房顶用的)石板瓦 A slate is one of the small flat pieces of slate that are used for covering roofs. 3[N-COUNT 可数名词]候选人名单；提名名单 A slate is a list of candidates for an election, usually from the same party.   [usu with supp]The leadership want to present a single slate of candidates to be approved in an open vote.领导层打算只提交一份供公开投票表决通过的候选人名单。4[V-PASSIVE 被动动词]预定；计划；安排 If something is slated to happen, it is planned to happen at a particular time or on a particular occasion.   [be V-ed to-inf]  [be V-ed for n]  [mainly AM 主美]Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture...布罗姆菲尔德被确定为美国农业部长。Controversial energy measures are slated for Senate debate within days.几项颇受争议的能源措施定于几天后提交参议院讨论。5[VERB 动词]严厉批评；猛烈抨击 If something is slated, it is criticized very severely.   [be V-ed]  [V-ed]  [usu passive]  [BRIT 英]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]Arnold Schwarzenegger's new restaurant has been slated by a top food critic...阿诺德·施瓦辛格的新餐馆受到了一位顶级食评家的恶评。Slated by critics at the time, the film has since become a cult classic.尽管在当时备受评论家的非议，这部影片后来却成了一部有关异端邪教的经典之作。6[PHRASE 短语]从头开始；改过自新 If you start with a clean slate, you do not take account of previous mistakes or failures and make a fresh start. The proposal is to pay everything you owe, so that you can start with a clean slate.建议你还清所有的债务，这样你就能够重新开始了。7[PHRASE 短语]一笔勾销；既往不咎 If you wipe the slate clean, you decide to forget previous mistakes, failures, or debts and to start again.   [V inflects]Why not wipe the slate clean and start all over again?为什么不洗心革面、从头来过呢？

英语单词	slate
英美音标	英 [sleɪt] 美 [sleɪt]
中文释义	n.板岩；石板；石片；石板色；候选人名单 adj.暗蓝灰色的；含板岩的 vt.用石板覆盖；严厉批评；提名；预订
英语例句	(1) The area has been mined for slate for centuries. (2) The sea was the colour of slate. (3) The falling slate sliced into his arm. (4) The nominating committee laid its slate before the board. (5) "(actors, singers, etc.) perform for outside salary income without approval by the unit they belong to" (6) Its slate roof differentiates this house from others. (7) The idea got slated by the committee. (8) Did you scan the headline Green Slated for the Presidency? (9) Mr. Miller is slated to become chairman next month.
中文例句	(1) 这个地区开采板岩有数百年了。 (2) 大海的颜色像石板。 (3) 落下来的一块石片划破了他的手臂。 (4) 提名委员会把候选人名单提交全体委员会讨论。 (5) 走穴 (6) 这间房子的石板瓦房顶使其有别于这地区的其他房子。 (7) 这种意见遭到委员会严厉批评。 (8) 你有没有看格林被提名为总统候选人的大标题? (9) 密勒先生已定於下个月担任主席。
vocabulary简明	Slate is a type of gray metamorphic rock that is made up of quartz and other minerals. The rock can be split into thin layers and the slate used for things like roofing tiles.
vocabulary扩展	In the past when paper was expensive, schoolchildren used slates to do their school work. These were usually made of actual slate rock. Students could practice their writing on the slate with a slate pencil. When they were done, the slate could be erased, which gave rise to the term "clean slate." If you've done things in the past you aren't proud of, you may hope to start over with a clean slate.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]板岩；石板 Slate is a dark grey rock that can be easily split into thin layers. Slate is often used for covering roofs. [oft N n] ... a stone-built cottage, with a traditional slate roof. 传统石板瓦屋顶的石屋 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](盖房顶用的)石板瓦 A slate is one of the small flat pieces of slate that are used for covering roofs. 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]候选人名单；提名名单 A slate is a list of candidates for an election, usually from the same party. [usu with supp] The leadership want to present a single slate of candidates to be approved in an open vote. 领导层打算只提交一份供公开投票表决通过的候选人名单。 4 [V-PASSIVE 被动动词]预定；计划；安排 If something is slated to happen, it is planned to happen at a particular time or on a particular occasion. [be V-ed to-inf] [be V-ed for n] [mainly AM 主美] Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture... 布罗姆菲尔德被确定为美国农业部长。 Controversial energy measures are slated for Senate debate within days. 几项颇受争议的能源措施定于几天后提交参议院讨论。 5 [VERB 动词]严厉批评；猛烈抨击 If something is slated, it is criticized very severely. [be V-ed] [V-ed] [usu passive] [BRIT 英] [JOURNALISM 新闻] Arnold Schwarzenegger's new restaurant has been slated by a top food critic... 阿诺德·施瓦辛格的新餐馆受到了一位顶级食评家的恶评。 Slated by critics at the time, the film has since become a cult classic. 尽管在当时备受评论家的非议，这部影片后来却成了一部有关异端邪教的经典之作。 6 [PHRASE 短语]从头开始；改过自新 If you start with a clean slate, you do not take account of previous mistakes or failures and make a fresh start. The proposal is to pay everything you owe, so that you can start with a clean slate. 建议你还清所有的债务，这样你就能够重新开始了。 7 [PHRASE 短语]一笔勾销；既往不咎 If you wipe the slate clean, you decide to forget previous mistakes, failures, or debts and to start again. [V inflects] Why not wipe the slate clean and start all over again? 为什么不洗心革面、从头来过呢？

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