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a slate of [plural noun]
常用于选举或提名。
The party announced a slate of candidates.
该党宣布了一份候选人名单。
板岩, 页岩, 提名名单, 人选, 记录, 石板
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板岩, 页岩, 提名名单, 人选, 记录, 石板
a fine-grained metamorphic rock that splits into thin sheets, used for roofing and writing tablets; also a list of candidates or a record
The party announced a slate of candidates.
该党宣布了一份候选人名单。
某些类型的石头片或碎片,倾向于分裂成薄层
A flake or piece of certain types of stone that tend to cleave into thin layers.
(旧时)石板书写板
(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
通常是矩形的片,最初由某些类型的石头制成,现在由其他材料制成,通常带有框架,用于用同种或其他石头的细棒(石板笔)或粉笔书写；小黑板
A generally rectangular piece, originally of certain types of stone and now of other materials, often in a frame, used for writing on with a thin rod of the same or another stone (a slate pencil) or with chalk; a small chalkboard.
用于屋顶的薄石片；石板瓦
thin layers of rock used for roofing
The teacher used a small slate to write the math problems.
老师用一块小石板写数学题。
Children in the 19th century often practiced their handwriting on slates.
19世纪的孩子们经常在石板上练习书法。
He wiped the slate clean and started a new drawing.
他把石板擦干净，开始画一幅新画。
常用于选举或提名。
The party announced a slate of candidates.
该党宣布了一份候选人名单。
较少用，通常用于建筑。
They slated the roof.
他们用石板铺了屋顶。
是比较正式或英式用法。
The teacher slated him for his poor work.
老师因他作业差而责骂他。
Not this
He had a slate from the teacher.
Use this
He was slated by the teacher.
slate 作动词表示‘责骂’，需用被动语态 be slated；不用作名词。
Not this
They slated him the bad performance.
Use this
They slated him for the bad performance.
动词 slate 表示‘责骂’时，需用介词 for 引出原因，不可直接跟宾语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
清白的历史；重新开始
After the scandal, he wanted a clean slate.
丑闻之后，他想要一个清白的记录。
一笔勾销；重新开始
Let's wipe the slate clean and start over.
让我们把过去一笔勾销，重新开始。
石板屋顶
The old house had a beautiful slate roof.
那栋老房子有一个漂亮的石板屋顶。
石板瓦
We chose slate tiles for the entrance floor.
我们为入口地面选择了石板瓦。
预定；安排
The product is slated for release next month.
该产品定于下个月发布。
石板灰
She painted the room a soothing slate gray.
她把房间漆成了柔和的石板灰色。
重新开始，不计前嫌
He apologized, so I decided to wipe the slate clean.
他道歉了，所以我决定不计前嫌。
赊账，挂账
Can I have this on the slate? I'll pay next week.
这个可以赊账吗？我下周付钱。
清白的历史；新的开始
She moved to a new city for a clean slate.
她搬到一个新城市，重新开始。
让我们一笔勾销，重新开始。
He wiped the slate clean and forgave all past mistakes.
他一笔勾销，原谅了所有的过去错误。
Use slate naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一块石板（slate）上刻着名字，那就是提名名单；石板也像黑板，能写能擦，记住 slate 就是石板。
古旧; 历史记录; 通常用于描述古代使用的书写石板。
All listed words share the '-ate' ending pronounced /eɪt/ and rhyme with 'slate'. Be cautious: many other '-ate' words are pronounced /ət/ (e.g., chocolate, private) and do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.