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。
雪泥;半融的雪(或冰)
slushes — plural of slush
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
partly melted snow or ice on the ground
半融的雪或冰,通常在地面上。
Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.
半融雪
partially melted snow
稀泥或泥浆。
Liquid mud or mire.
加味刨冰饮品(即沙冰)。
Flavored shaved ice served as a drink (a slushie).
油脂和其他材料混合的软质润滑剂。
A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
烹饪中收集的废弃油脂,尤指船上。
The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
白铅和石灰的混合物,用作防氧化涂料。
A mixture of white lead and lime, used as a paint to prevent oxidation.
未经请求的投稿,如“投稿堆”中的稿件。
Unsolicited manuscripts, as in slush pile.
The sidewalks were covered with dirty slush after the snowstorm.
暴风雪后,人行道上覆盖着脏兮兮的雪泥。
用法提示:slush 是名词,指地面上半融的雪泥。
Be careful not to slip on the slush near the entrance.
小心别在入口附近的雪泥上滑倒。
用法提示:slush 作名词,表示融雪形成的泥泞。
The children's boots got soaked in the slush as they walked to school.
孩子们上学路上靴子被雪泥浸湿了。
用法提示:slush 是名词,指半融的雪泥。
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。
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。
slush 指沙冰饮品时是可数名词,复数形式为 slushes。
The kids ordered two slushes at the stand.
孩子们在摊位买了两杯沙冰。
sludge 可泛指黏糊糊的泥浆或沉淀物,不专指雪;当路面的雪已化成一滩稠泥时,可与 slush 互换。
slop 强调溅出来的或稀软的食物/污水,语气很口语;用它指雪泥时,通常是在形容脏而稀烂的混合物,而不是干净的冰雪。
mire 主要指能陷进去的泥泞湿地,不含冰雪义;与 slush 的重合点是‘湿软的泥浆’,但多用于书面或比喻。
mush 常让人先想到玉米粥等糊状食物,用在雪地上时有口语色彩,指松软不成形的湿雪;正式文体不宜代替 slush。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the storm, slushes covered the sidewalk.
正确表达After the storm, slush covered the sidewalk.
slush 表示‘半融的雪/雪泥’这一物质义时通常为不可数名词,不能加复数 -es;若要表示多处雪泥,可用 patches of slush 等短语。
grammar · medium
易错句子As the temperature rose, the snow began slushing on the road.
正确表达As the temperature rose, the snow began to turn to slush on the road.
slush 是名词,不能直接用作动词来表达‘变成雪泥’;应使用 turn to slush 或 become slushy 等动词性表达。
grammar · medium
易错句子The weather report says slush will fall tonight.
正确表达The weather report says sleet will fall tonight.
slush 指地面上的雪泥,不是从天而降的降水;表示‘雨夹雪/冻雨’应使用 sleet,二者不可混用。
sleet 指天上降落的雨雪混合物或冰粒;slush 指落在地面上半融的雪或冰,二者一在天空一在地面,注意语境。
sludge 指黏稠的半固体污泥或工业废渣,通常又厚又脏;slush 作“稀泥”时更偏湿软、含水多,且常用作比喻或指路面积雪。
slurry 指水和固体粉末混合成的稀浆,常用于工业或农业;slush 的“烂泥”是自然形成的湿泥或雪水,不强调调配成的浆料。
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。
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。
变成雪泥
The heavy rain made the snow turn to slush.
大雨使雪变成了雪泥。
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。
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。
雪融化时会形成 slush。
冰部分融化的状态就是 slush。
雨夹雪降到地面后常形成 slush。
slush 融化后常在地面留下水坑。
冰雪融化(thaw)的过程会产生 slush。
用于隐秘收买、贿赂等目的的资金;秘密活动经费
The politician was accused of using a slush fund to pay off his supporters.
这名政客被指控利用秘密基金收买支持者。
出版商收到的未经约稿的稿件堆;自发投稿堆
Her novel was plucked from the slush pile and became a bestseller.
她的小说从众多自发投稿中被挑中,成了畅销书。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.