查词 - slate

slate

sleɪt noun

1

ROCK

岩石

a dark grey rock that can easily be split into flat thin pieces 板岩，板石 U

2

ON A ROOF

房顶上

a small piece of slate or similar material that is used for covering roofs [尤英] 石板瓦; C | especially BrE

There were several slates missing from the roof.

房顶有几块石板瓦掉了。

3

slate blue/grey

a dark blue or grey colour 暗蓝色/深灰色

4

POLITICS

政治

a list of people that voters can choose in an election, or who are being considered for an important job 候选人名单 C

5

FOR WRITING ON

写字用的

a small black board or a flat piece of slate in a wooden frame used for writing on in the past 〔从前写字用的〕小黑板，石板 C

6

put sth on the slate

to arrange to pay for something later, especially food or drink [英，过时] 〔尤指对食物和饮料〕赊账，挂账 BrE old-fashioned

verb

7 to criticize a book, film etc severely, especially in a newspaper [英，非正式] 〔尤指在报纸上〕严厉批评〔书、电影等〕; BrE informal

Doherty’s most recent novel has been slated by the critics.

多尔蒂最新出版的小说受到了评论家的严厉批评。

8

be slated to do sth/be slated for sth

if something is slated to happen, it is planned to happen in the future, especially at a particular time [尤美] 预定（计划）做某事 especially AmE

He is slated to appear at the Cambridge Jazz Festival next year.

他计划出席明年的剑桥爵士音乐节。

Every house on this block is slated for demolition.

这个街区的每幢房子都要拆除。