Word · Frequency #24253
slink
偷偷摸摸的动作;潜行
a quiet, sneaking movement, as if trying not to be noticed
- 1.
A furtive sneaking motion.
偷偷摸摸的动作
- 2.
The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf.
早产的动物幼崽,尤指小牛
- 3.
The meat of such a prematurely born animal.
早产动物的肉
早产仔畜;早产牛犊;早产仔畜的肉;早产牛犊肉;偷偷摸摸的动作;早产的动物幼崽,尤指小牛;早产动物的肉
In use
The slink of the cat across the garden made me laugh.
He left the office with a quiet slink.
We noticed the dog's slink under the fence.
with a slink
slink 作名词表示偷偷摸摸的动作,常用于介词 with 后。
The cat crept toward the bird with a slink.
猫蹑手蹑脚地向鸟爬去。
a slink [animal]
slink 可作定语,修饰早产幼崽,如 slink calf、slink lamb。
The farmer found a slink calf in the barn.
农夫在谷仓里发现了一头早产的小牛。
slink [meat]
slink 也可修饰肉类,表示来自早产动物的肉。
Slink veal is now rarely eaten.
Connections
Collocations
- slink calf
- 早产牛犊
- The farmer wrapped the shivering slink calf in a warm blanket.农夫用暖和的毯子裹住那头瑟瑟发抖的早产牛犊。
- slink veal
- 早产牛犊肉
- Old cookbooks sometimes list slink veal as a cheap cut of meat.旧食谱有时会把早产牛犊肉列为一种便宜的肉块。
- slink lamb
- 早产羊羔
- In spring, the shepherd found a slink lamb in the corner of the pen.春天,牧羊人在羊圈角落里发现了一只早产羊羔。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
slink:蛇形(s)悄悄顺着锁链(link)溜走——偷偷摸摸的动作;早产牛犊瘦弱,像链条里脱落的弱环(link)。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:文学叙事中的鬼祟动作、畜牧业/农业中谈及早产犊牛或其肉 该名词义项语域并不统一:“偷偷摸摸的动作”多用于文学或叙事描写;“早产幼崽(尤指小牛)”和“早产动物的肉”比较常见于畜牧业或农业语境。整体上避免用于日常正式书面语,口语中也较少见。
Grammar Note
作名词时指“鬼鬼祟祟的动作”或“早产幼畜(尤指牛犊)”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with slink (/slɪŋk/): link, pink, sink, blink all end in /ɪŋk/ and share the spelling -ink. Caution: slick (/slɪk/) and sling (/slɪŋ/) look similar to slink but do not rhyme — slick has no /ŋ/ before /k/, and sling has no final /k/.
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