Slate
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n. 石板;板巖，頁巖;行為記錄;石板色，深藍灰色;
vt. 用石板瓦蓋，用板巖覆蓋（例如屋頂）;把…加到競選者的名單上;安排或指定;
adj. 石板的;石板色的，深藍灰色的;
?? 例句
Let's wipe the slate clean and forget our past quarrels.
讓我們捐棄前嫌,忘卻過去的爭吵吧。
There is a loose slate in his house.
他精神有點不對。
A skilled person can split slate into layers.
手巧的人能把板巖剖成片.
When you clean off the slate, take care not to break it.
擦石板時，當心別把它弄碎。
The falling slate sliced into his arm.
落下來的一塊石片劃破了他的手臂.
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ legislate-制定法律,slate-石板:古代通常把通過的法律刻在石板上
※slat-板條,slate-石板:古希臘選舉時在石板上刻候選人的名字→候選人名單
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?? 牛津釋義
slate
n
1
(a) [U] type of blue-grey rock that splits easily into thin flat layers 板巖; 石板
slate-coloured, ie blue-grey 石板色（藍灰色）
[attrib 作定語]
a slate quarry 板巖采石場.
(b) [C] small thin piece of this, used as a roof tile 石板瓦
[attrib 作定語]
a slate roof 石板瓦屋頂. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page vi.
2 [C] small sheet of slate in a wooden frame, formerly used by schoolchildren for writing on 石板（舊時學童書寫用具）.
3 [C] (US) list of candidates for nomination or election 提名的或候選人的名單
on the Democratic slate 在民主黨候選人名單上.
4 (idm 習語) a clean sheet/slate => clean1. (put sth) on the `slate (infml 口) (note sth down) to be paid for later rather than when it is bought 記在帳上（以後付款）
I've no change, could you put these eggs on the slate? 我沒零錢, 能把這些蛋錢記在帳上嗎? wipe the slate clean => wipe. slate, v
1 [Tn] cover (a roof, etc) with slates 用石板瓦蓋（屋頂等）.
2 (US infml 口)
(a) [esp passive 尤用於被動語態
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (for sth) propose sb (for an office, appointment, etc) 推舉某人（任某職位等）; 提名
slated for the Presidency 被提名作總統候選人.
(b) [esp passive 尤用於被動語態
Tn.pr, Cn.t]
~ sth (for...) plan that sth will happen at a specified time 預定; 定於; 安排在
a meeting slated for Thursday/to take place on Thursday 定於星期四舉行的會議.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (for sth) (Brit infml 口) criticize sb/sth severely, eg in a newspaper review 嚴厲批評某人[某事物]（如在報紙評論中）
slate a play, book, writer 猛烈抨擊一話劇、 書、 作者
The idea got slated by the committee. 這種意見遭到委員會嚴厲批評.
?? 擴展釋義
*[sleit]n. 板巖, 頁巖, 提名名單, 人選, 記錄, 石板a. 石板色的vt. 鋪石板, 責罵, 痛打相關詞組: clean the slate have a slate missing start with a clean slate
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It's almost lunchtime, and no fish yet.
差不多到午餐時間了， 還沒釣到魚。
Your pronunciation is excellent.
你的發音很好。
Ah yes.The one who offered you a job in Australia.
啊，記得。就是在澳大利亞給你工作的那個人。