| 释义 |
slip·per
I. \ˈslipə(r)\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English sliper, slipper — more at slippery
1. chiefly dialect : slippery
2. chiefly dialect : pliant, willowy
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from slippen to slip + -er
1.
a. : a light shoe; specifically : a low-cut shoe that is easily slipped on the foot, is held to the foot by means of the upper usually without the aid of lacing or other fastening, and is made in various styles for either informal or formal indoor wear
b. dialect : oxford 1
2.
a. : one that releases the leash of a hound in a coursing event
b. : rosser a
3.
a. : slipper brake
b. : gib 1
4. : something that is shaped like a slipper; specifically : the lip of an orchid
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. : to strike with a slipper
< slippered him across the fingers >
2. : to put into slippers
< slippered her feet in bits of fluff — Truman Capote >
intransitive verb
: to walk in slippers : shuffle
< slippering across the room from her bed — R.O.Bowen > |