noun🔗Share蛞蝓,鼻涕虫 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. "花园鼻涕虫在学校的花坛上留下了一条黏糊糊的痕迹。animalbiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share懒汉, 慢吞吞的人。 A slow, lazy person; a sluggard."My brother is a real slug when it comes to getting his homework done. "我弟弟做作业的时候真是个大懒汉。personcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share弹丸, 子弹。 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. "那位猎人在靠近茂密的灌木丛之前,往他的猎枪里装了一发铅弹。weaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share金属块,锭。 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. "那个机械师拿出一块铅锭,用来做轮胎的平衡块。materialtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share假币,伪币。 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. "那个学生用一枚假币从学校的自动售货机里骗取了免费的糖果。machinebusinesseconomyitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share一口,一饮而尽. A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic."He took a quick slug of whiskey to calm his nerves before the presentation. "他为了在演示前镇定一下神经,快速喝了一口威士忌。drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share标题, 小标题。 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. "报社编辑在文章上方写了一个简短的标题,叫做“学校董事会会议”。mediatitlecommunicationwritingwordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share斯slug,磅秒平方英尺每单位。 (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. "斯slug,一种质量单位,在日常计算中很少使用。massphysicsunitsciencetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share团,块。 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. "那团油漆慢慢地在墙上移动,厚厚的一块,湿漉漉的,而且不均匀。materialmassChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share假 蛞蝓, 聚 团。 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. "当单细胞变形虫耗尽食物来源后,它们会聚集在一起,形成一个可以移动的“假蛞蝓/聚团”,以此寻找新的食物来源。organismbiologyanimalmicroorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share无动力机车,增重车。 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. "为了安全地将重型货运列车拉上陡坡,这台柴电内燃机车需要加挂一个无动力增重车。vehicletechnicalmachineenergyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share黑屏,哑画面。 (television editing) A black screen."The video editor added a slug to the beginning of the promotional film for the school play. "视频剪辑师在学校戏剧宣传片的开头加了一段黑屏。mediatechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share铅字条,错误标记。 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. "编辑在手稿的页边空白处用铅字条做了个记号,用来标记发现的错字。typemediawritingtechnologymachinecommunicationtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share顺风车客, 拼车人 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. "为了准时赶到球赛现场,萨拉找了个顺风车客,以便能走高乘载车道。vehicletrafficlawsocietygovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share顺风车客,蹭车族。 (District of Columbia) A hitchhiking commuter."My friend, a student at the university, is a slug; he often hitchhikes to campus. "我的朋友是大学里的学生,是个蹭车族,他经常搭顺风车去学校。trafficvehiclepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share尾缀, 别名 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. "这篇关于做饼干的博客文章的网址以“/recipes/chocolate-chip-cookies”结尾,其中“chocolate-chip-cookies”就是尾缀 (slug),也像一个别名。internetcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share障碍,阻碍,累赘。 A hindrance, an obstruction."The heavy snowstorm was a slug on our travel plans, delaying our arrival by several hours. "这场大雪对我们的旅行计划是个累赘,让我们晚了几个小时才到。negativesituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share缓行船,慢船。 A ship that sails slowly."The old freighter, a real slug, took five days to cross the ocean. "那艘老旧的货船,真是个慢船,花了五天时间才横渡大洋。nauticalvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share痛饮, 畅饮。 To drink quickly; to gulp; to down."The student slugged down his juice before the bell rang. "学生在铃响之前一口气把果汁喝光了。drinkfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share搭便车, 顺风车. 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. "自从公交车票涨价后,早上很多人为了省钱都搭顺风车上班。vehicletrafficsocietyenvironmentcommunicationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share变径,变形。 (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. "子弹在枪管内移动时,发生了变径变形。technicalweaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share蠕动,懒散。 To move slowly or sluggishly; to lie idle."The student slugged through the long history assignment, barely making progress. "那个学生慢吞吞地做着冗长的历史作业,几乎没有进展。actionphysiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share装填弹丸,塞入弹丸。 To load with a slug or slugs."to slug a gun"给枪装填弹丸weaponmilitaryactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share使迟缓,使行动迟缓。 To make sluggish."The humid weather really slugged me, and I had trouble concentrating at work. "潮湿的天气真让人提不起劲,工作时很难集中注意力。physiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share重拳,猛击 A hard blow, usually with the fist."He landed a slug on the table during the argument, knocking over a stack of papers. "在争吵中,他一拳猛击在桌子上,把一叠纸都打翻了。actionbodysportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share猛击, 重击 To hit very hard, usually with the fist."He insulted my mother, so I slugged him."他侮辱了我妈,所以我狠狠地揍了他一拳。actionsportbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading