单词 | slather |
释义 | slather[ slath-er ] / ˈslæð ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR slather ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast. to spread something thickly on (usually followed by with): to slather toast with butter. to spend or use lavishly. nounOften slathers. a generous amount: slathers of money. Idioms for slatheropen slather, Australian. complete freedom. Origin of slather1810–20, in sense “to slip, slide”; origin uncertain Words nearby slatherslate black, slate blue, slate-colored junco, slater, slatey, slather, slating, Slatkin, slattern, slatternly, slatting Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slather
British Dictionary definitions for slatherslather / (ˈslæðə) / noun(usually plural) informal a large quantity open slather Australian and NZ slang a situation in which there are no restrictions; free-for-all verb (tr) US and Canadian slangto squander or waste to spread thickly or lavishly Word Origin for slatherC19: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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