glide

glide

G0149800 (glīd)v. glid·ed, glid·ing, glides v.intr.1. To move in a smooth, effortless manner: a submarine gliding through the water. See Synonyms at slide.2. To move silently and furtively: The thief glided across the room.3. To occur or pass imperceptibly: The autumn days glided by.4. To fly without propulsion from wings or an engine.5. Music To blend one tone into the next; slur.6. Linguistics To articulate a glide in speech.v.tr.1. To cause to move or pass smoothly, silently, or imperceptibly: glided the key into the lock.2. To operate or fly (an aircraft) without propulsion from wings or an engine: She glided the paraglider over the trees.n.1. The act of gliding.2. Music A slur.3. Linguistics a. The transitional sound produced by passing from the articulatory position of one speech sound to that of another.b. See semivowel.

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[Middle English gliden, from Old English glīdan; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]

glide

(ɡlaɪd) vb1. to move or cause to move easily without jerks or hesitations: to glide in a boat down the river. 2. (intr) to pass slowly or without perceptible change: to glide into sleep. 3. (Aeronautics) to cause (an aircraft) to come into land without engine power, or (of an aircraft) to land in this way4. (Aeronautics) (intr) to fly a glider5. (Classical Music) (intr) music to execute a portamento from one note to another6. (Phonetics & Phonology) (intr) phonetics to produce a gliden7. a smooth easy movement8. (Dancing) a. any of various dances featuring gliding stepsb. a step in such a dance9. (Aeronautics) a manoeuvre in which an aircraft makes a gentle descent without engine power. See also glidepath10. (Aeronautics) the act or process of gliding11. (Instruments) music a. a long portion of tubing slipped in and out of a trombone to increase its length for the production of lower harmonic series. See also valve⁵b. a portamento or slur12. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics a. a transitional sound as the speech organs pass from the articulatory position of one speech sound to that of the next, as the (w) sound in some pronunciations of the word doingb. another word for semivowel13. (Chemistry) crystallog another name for slip¹³³14. (Cricket) cricket another word for glance¹¹¹[Old English glīdan; related to Old High German glītan] ˈglidingly adv

glide

(glaɪd)

v. glid•ed, glid•ing,
n. v.i. 1. to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance. 2. to pass by gradual or unobservable change (often fol. by along, away, by, etc.). 3. to move quietly or without being noticed (usu. fol. by in, out, along, etc.). 4. a. to move in the air, esp. at an easy angle downward, with little or no engine power. b. to fly in a glider. 5. to produce a glide sound. v.t. 6. to cause to glide. n. 7. a gliding movement, as in dancing. 8. portamento. 9. a. a transitional sound heard during the articulation linking two contiguous speech sounds, as the y-sound often heard between the i and e of quiet. b. a speech sound having the characteristics of both a consonant and a vowel; semivowel. 10. an act or instance of gliding. 11. a calm stretch of shallow, smoothly flowing water. 12. slip ¹ (def. 36). 13. a metal plate or plastic disk attached to the bottom of a furniture leg to facilitate moving and protect floors. 14. a metal track in which a drawer, shelf, etc., moves in or out. [before 900; Middle English; Old English glīdan, c. Old Saxon glīdan, Old High German glītan]

glide

Past participle: glided
Gerund: gliding

Imperative
glide
glide

Present
I glide
you glide
he/she/it glides
we glide
you glide
they glide

Preterite
I glided
you glided
he/she/it glided
we glided
you glided
they glided

Present Continuous
I am gliding
you are gliding
he/she/it is gliding
we are gliding
you are gliding
they are gliding

Present Perfect
I have glided
you have glided
he/she/it has glided
we have glided
you have glided
they have glided

Past Continuous
I was gliding
you were gliding
he/she/it was gliding
we were gliding
you were gliding
they were gliding

Past Perfect
I had glided
you had glided
he/she/it had glided
we had glided
you had glided
they had glided

Future
I will glide
you will glide
he/she/it will glide
we will glide
you will glide
they will glide

Future Perfect
I will have glided
you will have glided
he/she/it will have glided
we will have glided
you will have glided
they will have glided

Future Continuous
I will be gliding
you will be gliding
he/she/it will be gliding
we will be gliding
you will be gliding
they will be gliding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gliding
you have been gliding
he/she/it has been gliding
we have been gliding
you have been gliding
they have been gliding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gliding
you will have been gliding
he/she/it will have been gliding
we will have been gliding
you will have been gliding
they will have been gliding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gliding
you had been gliding
he/she/it had been gliding
we had been gliding
you had been gliding
they had been gliding

Conditional
I would glide
you would glide
he/she/it would glide
we would glide
you would glide
they would glide

Past Conditional
I would have glided
you would have glided
he/she/it would have glided
we would have glided
you would have glided
they would have glided

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	glide - a vowellike sound that serves as a consonantsemivowelspeech sound, phone, sound - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some languagepalatal - a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
	2.	glide - the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"coast, slidemovement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"sideslip, skid, slip - an unexpected slidesnowboarding - the act of sliding down a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard
	3.	glide - the activity of flying a glider gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailingflying, flight - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"hang gliding - gliding in a hang gliderparagliding, parasailing - gliding in a parasail
Verb	1.	glide - move smoothly and effortlesslygo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"slide, slew, slue, slip, skid - move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"coast - move effortlessly; by force of gravityskitter - glide easily along a surfacesnake - move smoothly and sinuously, like a snakeskate - move along on skates; "The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter"skim, plane - travel on the surface of watersurf, surfboard - ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard; "Californians love to surf"body-surf - ride the crest of a wave without a surfboardsnowboard - glide down a snow-covered slope while standing on a board; "The children love to snowboard in winter"elapse, glide by, go by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, pass, lapse - pass by; "three years elapsed"
	2.	glide - fly in or as if in a glider planeair travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"aviate, pilot, fly - operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"kite - soar or fly like a kite; "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"sailplane, soar - fly a plane without an engine
	3.	glide - cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptiblymove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

glide

verb1. slip, sail, slide, ghost, skim Waiters glide between tightly packed tables.2. float, fly, soar, skim the albatross which glides effortlessly behind the yacht3. sail, run, coast, skim The royal ships glided past fjords and dramatic waterfalls.

glide

verb1. To move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly:glissade, lapse, slide, slip, slither.2. To maneuver gently and slowly into place:ease, slide, slip.3. To proceed with ease, especially of expression:flow, roll, sail.4. To move silently and furtively:creep, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal.Slang: gumshoe.

Translations

滑动滑翔

glide

(glaid) verb1. to move smoothly and easily. The dancers glided across the floor. 滑動 滑动2. to travel by or fly a glider. 滑翔 滑翔 noun a gliding movement. 滑動 滑动ˈglider noun a small, light aeroplane which has no engine. 滑翔翼 滑翔机ˈgliding noun the flying of gliders. I enjoy gliding. 滑翔 滑翔