slate
- IPA[slāt]
美式
- a fine-grained gray, green, or bluish metamorphic rock easily split into smooth, flat pieces；a flat piece of slate used as roofing material
- cover (something, especially a roof) with slates；criticize severely
verb: slate, 3rd person present: slates, gerund or present participle: slating, past tense: slated, past participle: slated
noun: slate, plural noun: slates
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a fine-grained gray, green, or bluish metamorphic rock easily split into smooth, flat pieces slate quarries a slate floor
- ▪ a flat piece of slate used as roofing material a loose slate falls from the roof a gray slate roof
- 2. a flat piece of slate used for writing on, typically framed in wood, formerly used in schools the teacher was demonstrating, the children copying onto slates
- ▪ a small portable computer that accepts input directly on to its screen rather than via a keyboard or mouse; a tablet computer after getting our hands on one this afternoon, we found that it’s a solid, well-performing slate that’s easy on the eyes
- 3. a bluish-gray color suits of slate gray
- 4. a list of candidates for election to a post or office, typically a group sharing a set of political views another slate of candidates will be picked for the state convention
- ▪ North American a range of something offered the company has revealed details of a $60 million slate of film productions
- 5. a board showing the identifying details of a take of a motion picture, which is held in front of the camera at its beginning and end the electronic time-code system allowed us to shoot with or without conventional slates
動詞
- 1. cover (something, especially a roof) with slates he was working for his father slating a new roof a slated roof
- 2. British informal criticize severely his work was slated by the critics
- 3. North American schedule; plan renovations are slated for late June construction is slated to begin late next year
- ▪ nominate (someone) as a candidate for an office or post I understand that I am being slated for promotion
- 4. identify (a movie take) using a slate the assistant cameraman is about to slate the scene
