| 单词 | slip away |
| 释义 | slip away (once / 1164 pages) v To slip away is to quietly leave so that no one notices. If you're not a fan of birthday cake, you might try to slip away from your friend's party before dessert is served. You can easily slip away from an extremely boring lecture if you're sitting in the back row. Or you might plan to slip away early from a baseball game, only to get so caught up in the excitement that you end up staying for all nine innings. Another meaning of slip away is "elapse" or "go by," like when a whole summer seems to slip away, and suddenly it's September. WORD FAMILYslip away: slipped away, slipping away, slips away USAGE EXAMPLESHe vowed to return better, an approach teammates echoed after seeing their title hopes slip away. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Against Alabama, the Huskies didn’t force any turnovers, but they did let two prime opportunities slip away. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) The Rams were in position to win two of Goff’s starts at the Coliseum but let victory slip away in the final minutes both times. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1v leave furtively and stealthily Syn|Hyper sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away go away, go forth, leave go away from a place 2v pass by Syn|Hypo|Hyper elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip by fell, fly, vanish pass away rapidly advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
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