slate
n. 板岩;石板;蓝色;石片; (选举中的)候选人名单
vt. 用石板瓦盖,用板岩覆盖(例如屋顶); 把…加到竞选者的名单上; 安排或指定
Slate is a dark grey rock that can be easily split into thin layers. Slate is often used for covering roofs.
... a stone-built cottage, with a traditional slate roof.
传统石板瓦屋顶的石屋
A slate is one of the small flat pieces of slate that are used for covering roofs.
A slate is a list of candidates for an election, usually from the same party.
The leadership want to present a single slate of candidates to be approved in an open vote.
领导层打算只提交一份供公开投票表决通过的候选人名单。
If something is slated to happen, it is planned to happen at a particular time or on a particular occasion.
Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture...
布罗姆菲尔德被确定为美国农业部长。
Controversial energy measures are slated for Senate debate within days.
几项颇受争议的能源措施定于几天后提交参议院讨论。
If something is slated, it is criticized very severely.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's new restaurant has been slated by a top food critic...
阿诺德·施瓦辛格的新餐馆受到了一位顶级食评家的恶评。
Slated by critics at the time, the film has since become a cult classic.
尽管在当时备受评论家的非议,这部影片后来却成了一部有关异端邪教的经典之作。
If you start with a clean slate, you do not take account of previous mistakes or failures and make a fresh start.
The proposal is to pay everything you owe, so that you can start with a clean slate.
建议你还清所有的债务,这样你就能够重新开始了。
If you wipe the slate clean, you decide to forget previous mistakes, failures, or debts and to start again.
Why not wipe the slate clean and start all over again?
为什么不洗心革面、从头来过呢?
1. (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
2. thin layers of rock used for roofing
3. a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
4. a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices
1. designate or schedule;
2. enter on a list or slate for an election;
3. cover with slate;
on the (或 one's) slate
(英)赊账的
wipe the slate clean
The wingmaker also uses the abilites of Blank Slate Technology and portholes in battle as well.
Wingmaker在战争中也同样使用BlankSlate(隐身逃逸)和舷窗技术.
When you clean off the slate, take care not to break it.
擦石板时, 当心别把它弄碎.
The next morning he gathered an armful of pieces of slate and began.
第二天早晨,他拾了许多片石板,开始做起功课来.
What kind of job uses stained wood and slate?
什么工作会接触木头污浊和石板 呢 ?
Slate Tiles are generally used to install in kitchen, counter tops, slabs and sinks.
板岩瓦片在厨房 、 桌面 、 平板和水槽通常被用于安装.