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slate

/sleɪt/

Meanings
noun

页岩，石板。

A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.

Examples :

"The geologist used a piece of slate to demonstrate how the rock splits easily into thin layers. "
地质学家用一块页岩，演示了这种岩石是如何轻易地分裂成薄层的。
geology material

Related Words

Illustration protecting

protecting verb

/pɹəˈtɛktɪŋ/

保护， 守护， 防护.

"Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases."

安全套的设计是为了保护人们免受性传播疾病的侵害。

Illustration chalkboard

chalkboard noun

/t͡ʃɔːk.bɔː(ɹ)d/ /t͡ʃɔk.bɔː(ɹ)d/

黑板，板书。

"The teacher wrote the math problem on the chalkboard with white chalk. "

老师用白色粉笔在黑板上写了这道数学题。

Illustration stockholder

stockholder noun

/ˈstɒkhəʊldə/ /ˈstɒkhoʊɫdɚ/

股东，持股人

"As a stockholder in the company, Sarah receives a portion of the annual profits. "

身为这家公司的股东，萨拉每年都会收到一部分利润。

Illustration sedimentary

sedimentary noun

/ˌsɛdəˈmɛntəɹi/

沉积岩

"That sedimentary is made of layers of sand and shells pressed together over time. "

那块沉积岩是由沙子和贝壳经过长时间挤压形成的。

Illustration candidates

candidates noun

/ˈkændɪdeɪts/ /ˈkændɪdɪts/

候选人，参选人

"Simple Sentence: "The students listened carefully to the speeches given by the school president candidates." "

学生们仔细聆听了学校校长候选人的演讲。

Illustration resembling

resembling verb

/ɹɪˈzɛmblɪŋ/

类似，像。

"The twins resemble each other."

这对双胞胎长得很像。

Illustration artificial

artificial adjective

/ɑː(ɹ)təˈfɪʃəl/

人造的，人工的。

"The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky."

那些花是人造的，他觉得有点俗气。

Illustration demonstrate

demonstrate verb

/ˈdɛmənstɹeɪt/

演示，示范

"Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?"

你能给我们演示一下这些新工具怎么用吗？

Illustration affiliated

affiliated verb

/əˈfɪlieɪtɪd/ /əˈfɪliˌeɪtɪd/

加入，加盟。

"The orphanage affiliated several children with new families. "

孤儿院为几个孩子找到了新家庭，让他们成为了新家庭的孩子。

Illustration homogeneous

homogeneous adjective

/ˌhɒ.mə(ʊ)ˈdʒiː.nɪəs/ /ˌhoʊ.moʊˈdʒiː.njəs/

相同的，相似的，同质的

"The students in the class were a homogeneous group; they all seemed to have similar study habits. "

班里的学生们很相似，他们似乎都有着相似的学习习惯。(Bān lǐ de xuéshēngmen hěn xiāngsì, tāmen sìhū dōu yǒu zhe xiāngsì de xuéxí xíguàn.)

Illustration metamorphosed

metamorphosed verb

/ˌmɛtəˈmɔrfəst/ /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəst/

蜕变，变态。

"The caterpillar metamorphosed into a beautiful butterfly. "

毛毛虫蜕变成了美丽的蝴蝶。

Illustration alternative

alternative noun

/ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv/ /ɔl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv/

选择，选项。

"The school offered an alternative schedule for students who needed more time to study. "

学校为需要更多时间学习的学生提供了一个备选时间表。