Word · Frequency #22510
slush
雪泥;半融的雪(或冰)
partly melted snow or ice on the ground
- 1.
Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.
半融的雪或冰,通常在地面上。
- 2.
partially melted snow
半融雪
- 3.
Liquid mud or mire.
稀泥或泥浆。
- 4.
Flavored shaved ice served as a drink (a slushie).
加味刨冰饮品(即沙冰)。
- 5.
A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
油脂和其他材料混合的软质润滑剂。
- 6.
The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
烹饪中收集的废弃油脂,尤指船上。
- 7.
A mixture of white lead and lime, used as a paint to prevent oxidation.
白铅和石灰的混合物,用作防氧化涂料。
- 8.
Unsolicited manuscripts, as in slush pile.
未经请求的投稿,如“投稿堆”中的稿件。
冰沙;刨冰饮料;烂泥;泥浆;厨房废油脂;船上收集的废油;润滑脂;润滑油膏;白铅石灰涂料;防氧化涂料
In use
The sidewalks were covered with dirty slush after the snowstorm.
Be careful not to slip on the slush near the entrance.
The children's boots got soaked in the slush as they walked to school.
there is slush on [surface]
slush 指地面上的半融雪时是不可数名词,通常不加 a/an,也没有复数形式。
There is slush on the road this morning.
今天早上路上有雪泥。
[something] turns into slush
此结构表示状态变化,slush 仍为不可数名词。
The snowman turned into slush in the sun.
雪人在阳光下变成了雪泥。
[number] slushes
slush 指沙冰饮品时是可数名词,复数形式为 slushes。
Connections
Collocations
- slush pile
- 投稿堆(出版社收到的未经请求的稿件)
- Her manuscript spent six months in the slush pile.她的手稿在投稿堆里放了六个月。
- slush machine
- 沙冰机
- The gas station installed a slush machine last summer.加油站去年夏天装了一台沙冰机。
- turn to slush
- 变成雪泥
- The heavy rain made the snow turn to slush.大雨使雪变成了雪泥。
- road slush
- 路面雪泥
- Road slush quickly dirtied his new boots.路面的雪泥很快弄脏了他的新靴子。
- slush ice
- 冰浆,碎冰沙
- He filled his cup with slush ice from the dispenser.他从饮料机里接了一杯冰浆。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
半融的雪泥叫slush,踩上去又湿又滑(slippery),开头都是sl。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:winter weather reports、everyday conversation about sidewalks、road condition updates slush 表示地面半融的雪或冰时,属于中性常用词,通常用于日常对话、天气预报或路况描述;若指冰沙饮料等,则更多出现在餐饮或非正式场合,需根据语境区分。
Pronunciation & Spelling
slush /slʌʃ/ 与以上词构成押韵,重读元音 /ʌ/ 和后续辅音 /ʃ/ 相同,且拼写都以 -ush 结尾。注意拼写相似的 slosh /slɒʃ/(美音常作 /slɑːʃ/)和 sluice /sluːs/ 发音不同。
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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