Word · Frequency #24253
slinking
溜走；偷偷摸摸地走
slinking is the present participle of slink.
To move quietly and secretly, especially to avoid being noticed.
- 1.
To sneak about furtively.
偷偷摸摸地走动。
- 2.
To give birth to an animal prematurely.
动物早产。
（动物）早产；偷偷摸摸地走动。；动物早产。；鬼鬼祟祟地走；(动物)早产
In use
The thief slunk into the dark alley to escape the streetlights.
Every morning, the cat slinks along the wall before joining the stray cats.
The employee was slinking out of the office when the manager called her name.
slink + adv./prep.
slink 常与 away、off、out of、back 等表示方向的副词或介词短语连用，强调悄悄地、不想被人发现地移动。
The thief slunk into the warehouse.
小偷溜进了仓库。
slink sth
此义只用于母畜，slink 为及物动词，后接幼崽名词，表示“早产（幼崽）”。
The mare slinked her foal.
母马早产产下了马驹。
Verb forms
base slink · third person slinks · -ing slinking · past slinked · past participle slunk
注意：slink 的过去式和过去分词有 slinked/slunk 两种拼写，均常见。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- slink away
- 溜走；悄悄离开
- He tried to slink away from the party without saying goodbye.他试图不告别就从聚会上溜走。
- slink out
- 偷偷溜出
- The cat slunk out of the room when it saw the dog.猫看到狗时偷偷溜出了房间。
- slink into
- 悄悄进入；溜进
- She slinked into the meeting late and tried not to be noticed.她迟到了，悄悄溜进会议室，尽量不被注意。
- slink back
- 悄悄回来；溜回
- After the argument, he slunk back to his seat.争吵过后，他悄悄地溜回了自己的座位。
- slink a calf
- （母牛）早产牛犊
- The cow slinked a calf last night.那头牛昨晚早产了一头牛犊。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
slink 里藏着 link，想象小偷悄悄 link 住目标再溜走；动物早产也是偷偷提早降临。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing furtive movement、animal premature birth ‘偷偷摸摸地走’这一义项多用于叙述性文字，语气中性偏书面；‘动物早产’是较专门的说法，比较常见于兽医或养殖语境。因此整体归为混合场合。
Grammar Note
过去式和过去分词有 slinked/slunk 两种形式；表示“（动物）早产”时主语常为母畜。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 slink /slɪŋk/ 押韵，都以 /ɪŋk/ 结尾。注意字母组合 -ink 读作 /ɪŋk/，不是 /ɪnk/。注意拼写相近但发音不同的词，如 sling /slɪŋ/、slick /slɪk/、slim /slɪm/、slit /slɪt/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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