noun🔗ShareナメクジAny of many terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell."The garden slug left a slimy trail across the school's flowerbed. "ナメクジは学校の花壇にヌルヌルの跡を残しました。animalbiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share怠け者, のろまA slow, lazy person; a sluggard."My brother is a real slug when it comes to getting his homework done. "弟は宿題をやるとなると、本当に怠け者だ。personcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share弾丸、スラッグ弾A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug."The hunter loaded a single slug into his shotgun before approaching the thick brush. "ハンターは、茂みに入る前に、散弾銃にスラッグ弾を1発装填した。weaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share塊, 延べ棒A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal."The mechanic pulled out a slug of lead to use as a counterweight on the tire. "整備士はタイヤのカウンターウェイトとして使用するために、鉛の塊を取り出した。materialtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share偽造コイン、イミテーションコインA counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines."The student used a slug to get free candy from the school vending machine. "生徒は学校の自動販売機から無料のキャンディーを手に入れるために、偽造コインを使った。machinebusinesseconomyitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share一杯, 一口A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic."He took a quick slug of whiskey to calm his nerves before the presentation. "彼はプレゼンテーションの前に、神経を落ち着かせるためにウイスキーを一杯飲んだ。drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareタイトル、見出しA title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use."The newspaper editor wrote a short slug, "School Board Meeting," above the article. "新聞編集者は記事の上に短いタイトル「学校評議会会議」を書いた。mediatitlecommunicationwritingwordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareスラグ(rarely used) the Imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it."The slug, a unit of mass, is rarely used in everyday calculations. "質量の単位であるスラグは、日常的な計算ではめったに使われません。massphysicsunitsciencetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share塊、かたまりA discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material."The paint slug moved slowly across the wall, a thick, uneven mass of wet paint. "ペイントの塊は、厚く、不均一な濡れたペイントの塊として、壁をゆっくりと移動しました。materialmassChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share移動性仮性粘菌体A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together."After the single-celled amoebae exhausted their food supply, they joined together to form a single, moving slug to find a new source. "単細胞アメーバが食料供給を使い果たした後、彼らは新しい資源を見つけるために、単一の移動性仮性粘菌体を形成するために合体しました。organismbiologyanimalmicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareスラグAn accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive, used to increase adhesive weight and allow full power to be applied at a lower speed. It has trucks with traction motors but lacks a prime mover."The diesel-electric locomotive needed a slug to safely pull the heavy freight train up the steep incline. "ディーゼル電気機関車は、重い貨物列車を急な傾斜を安全に引き上げるために、スラグを必要とした。vehicletechnicalmachineenergyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share黒味画面(television editing) A black screen."The video editor added a slug to the beginning of the promotional film for the school play. "ビデオ編集者は、学校劇のプロモーションフィルムの冒頭に黒味画面を追加しました。mediatechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share活字の塊、スラッグA piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error; also said in application to typewriters; type slug."The editor placed a slug in the margin of the manuscript to mark where a typo was found. "編集者は、誤字が見つかった箇所を示すために、原稿の余白にスラッグを置きました。typemediawritingtechnologymachinecommunicationtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share相乗り目的で乗せる他人A stranger picked up as a passenger to enable legal use of high occupancy vehicle lanes."To get to the game on time, Sarah used a slug to get into the HOV lane. "試合に間に合うために、サラは相乗り目的で他人を乗せてHOVレーンに入った。vehicletrafficlawsocietygovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share相乗りする人(District of Columbia) A hitchhiking commuter."My friend, a student at the university, is a slug; he often hitchhikes to campus. "私の友人は大学生で、相乗りする人です。彼はよくキャンパスまでヒッチハイクします。trafficvehiclepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareクリーンURLの最後の部分、表示されるリソース名、ファイル名に似ていますThe last part of a clean URL, the displayed resource name, similar to a filename."The blog post about making cookies has a URL that ends with "/recipes/chocolate-chip-cookies," and "chocolate-chip-cookies" is the slug. "クッキー作りのブログ記事のURLは「/recipes/chocolate-chip-cookies」で終わり、「chocolate-chip-cookies」がスラッグです。internetcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share妨げ, 障害A hindrance, an obstruction."The heavy snowstorm was a slug on our travel plans, delaying our arrival by several hours. "大雪は私たちの旅行計画の妨げとなり、到着を数時間遅らせました。negativesituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareのろい船A ship that sails slowly."The old freighter, a real slug, took five days to cross the ocean. "その古い貨物船、のろい船は、大洋を横断するのに5日かかった。nauticalvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareがぶ飲みする, 一気飲みするTo drink quickly; to gulp; to down."The student slugged down his juice before the bell rang. "生徒はベルが鳴る前にジュースをがぶ飲みした。drinkfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share相乗りするTo take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking."Since the bus fare increased, many people slug to work in the mornings to save money. "バス料金が上がったため、多くの人がお金を節約するために朝に相乗りして通勤しています。vehicletrafficsocietyenvironmentcommunicationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share変形する(of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel."The bullet slug as it travelled down the barrel. "弾丸は銃身を伝って移動するにつれて変形した。technicalweaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareのろのろ動く, だらけるTo move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle."The student slugged through the long history assignment, barely making progress. "生徒は長い歴史の課題をのろのろとこなし、ほとんど進歩していなかった。actionphysiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareスラッグを込めるTo load with a slug or slugs."to slug a gun"銃にスラッグを込める。weaponmilitaryactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share鈍らせる, 活気をなくすTo make sluggish."The humid weather really slugged me, and I had trouble concentrating at work. "湿った天気で本当に体が鈍ってしまい、仕事に集中するのが大変でした。physiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share強打, 殴打A hard blow, usually with the fist."He landed a slug on the table during the argument, knocking over a stack of papers. "彼は口論中にテーブルに強打を食らわせ、書類の束を倒した。actionbodysportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share殴る, 強打するTo hit very hard, usually with the fist."He insulted my mother, so I slugged him."彼は母を侮辱したので、彼を殴った。actionsportbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
