单词 | slink |
释义 | slink /slɪŋk/ verb (past tense and past participle slunk /slʌŋk/) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] LEAVE A PLACEto move somewhere quietly and secretly, especially because you are afraid or ashamed 悄悄地移动,偷偷溜走〔尤因害怕或难为情〕 SYN creep Edward was hoping to slink past unnoticed. 爱德华希望能悄悄地溜过去。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusslink• Why should she slink about as if it were she who had disgraced herself?• As for the quacks, they slink around on the margins of the crowd when we hold village meetings.• Nothing would have made him do a Damon and slink back.• Goneril slunk into the kitchen and wound her body like a fat skein of wool around my feet.• It used to be that a business could slink out of town quietly.• A cat named Fred slunk past his legs as we headed for the bedroom.• But Speedo was already on the floor, slinking past Rob into the hallway.Origin slink Old English slincan “to creep”slink verbChinese somewhere are Corpus secretly, especially and move afraid because you quietly to |
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