slate
n. 板岩;石板;藍色;石片; (選舉中的)候選人名單
vt. 用石板瓦蓋,用板岩覆蓋(例如屋頂); 把…加到競選者的名單上; 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.
傳統石板瓦屋頂的石屋
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.
領導層打算只提交一份供公開投票表決透過的候選人名單。
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...
布羅姆菲爾德被確定為美國農業部長。
Controversial energy measures are slated for Senate debate within days.
幾項頗受爭議的能源措施定於幾天後提交參議院討論。
If something is slated, it is criticized very severely.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's new restaurant has been slated by a top food critic...
阿諾德·施瓦辛格的新餐館受到了一位頂級食評家的惡評。
Slated by critics at the time, the film has since become a cult classic.
儘管在當時備受評論家的非議,這部影片後來卻成了一部有關異端邪教的經典之作。
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.
建議你還清所有的債務,這樣你就能夠重新開始了。
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?
為什麼不洗心革面、從頭來過呢?
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)賒賬的
wipe the slate clean
The wingmaker also uses the abilites of Blank Slate Technology and portholes in battle as well.
Wingmaker在戰爭中也同樣使用BlankSlate(隱身逃逸)和舷窗技術.
When you clean off the slate, take care not to break it.
擦石板時, 當心別把它弄碎.
The next morning he gathered an armful of pieces of slate and began.
第二天早晨,他拾了許多片石板,開始做起功課來.
What kind of job uses stained wood and slate?
什麼工作會接觸木頭汙濁和石板 呢 ?
Slate Tiles are generally used to install in kitchen, counter tops, slabs and sinks.
板岩瓦片在廚房 、 桌面 、 平板和水槽通常被用於安裝.