Word · Frequency #27405
slunk
蹑手蹑脚地走；偷偷摸摸地走
walk stealthily
为slink的过去式和过去分词
In use
The cat slunk under the sofa when the dog entered the room.
After breaking the vase, he slunk out of the kitchen without saying a word.
She slunk past the manager's office, hoping not to be noticed.
slunk + adverb of direction (away/off/back)
slunk 是 slink 的过去式/过去分词，常与 away、off 等方向副词连用，表示偷偷摸摸或心虚地离开。
The thief slunk away before anyone noticed.
小偷在任何人注意到之前就溜走了。
slunk + prepositional phrase (into/out of/through)
She slunk into the room so nobody would see her.
她偷偷溜进房间，以免被人看见。
Verb forms
base slink · third person slunks · -ing slinking · past slunk · past participle slunk
slink 为不规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 slunk；第三人称单数为 slinks，现在分词为 slinking。意为“偷偷摸摸地走、溜走”。
Common mistakes
He slinked out of the room.He slunk out of the room.
slink 是不规则动词，其过去式是 slunk，不能按规则动词加 -ed 变成 slinked；表达过去‘悄悄溜走’时应用 slunk。
He slunk the room quietly.He slunk out of the room quietly.
slink 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语；表示‘悄悄溜出房间’需加介词短语 out of 才符合英语搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- slunk away
- 偷偷溜走；灰溜溜地走开
- He slunk away when he saw the teacher coming.他看到老师来了，就偷偷溜走了。
- slunk into
- 悄悄溜进
- The cat slunk into the garden through a gap in the fence.那只猫从栅栏的缝隙悄悄溜进了花园。
- slunk out of
- 悄悄溜出
- She slunk out of the meeting before anyone could ask a question.趁还没人提问，她悄悄溜出了会议室。
- slunk back
- 偷偷溜回
- After lunch, he slunk back to his desk.午饭后，他偷偷溜回自己的办公桌前。
- slunk down
- （因羞愧或害怕而）蜷缩躲藏
- The boy slunk down behind the sofa to hide from his mother.男孩蜷缩在沙发后面躲他妈妈。
- slunk past
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 slunk 是 slink 的过去式：像蛇（snake）溜走一样，蹑手蹑脚。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：小说/故事叙述、日常叙述 该词是slink的过去式和过去分词，通常用于叙述性语言，多出现在小说或故事中描写某人蹑手蹑脚或愧疚地走；日常口语中也可以使用，但稍偏书面。
Grammar Note
slunk 是 slink 的过去式和过去分词，不可作动词原形。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 slunk 押韵，均含 /ʌŋk/ 音，拼写为 -unk。注意 slung /slʌŋ/、sung /sʌŋ/ 等词拼写相近，但结尾是 /ʌŋ/ 而非 /ʌŋk/，与 slunk 不押韵。
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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