slip

slip, glide, slide, skid

这些动词均可表示“滑动”之意。
slip: 指不自觉地、偶然地滑动。
glide: 指自由、顺畅地流动，也指不费力、无声响地滑动。
slide: 通常多指与光滑表面保持接触并且迅速地连续滑动。
skid: 着重指不自主地或失去控制地滑动，特指车轮在结冰或潮湿路面上的滑动，常暗含有危险存在的意味。

名词 slip:

1. a socially awkward or tactless act
   同义词：faux pas, gaffe, solecism, gaucherie
2. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
   同义词：slip-up, miscue, parapraxis
3. potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
4. a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
   同义词：cutting
5. a young and slender person
6. a place where a craft can be made fast
   同义词：mooring, moorage, berth
7. an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
   同义词：trip
8. a slippery smoothness
   同义词：slickness, slick, slipperiness
9. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
   同义词：strip
10. a small sheet of paper
    同义词：slip of paper
11. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
    同义词：chemise, shimmy, shift, teddy
12. bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
    同义词：case, pillowcase, pillow slip
13. an unexpected slide
    同义词：skid, sideslip
14. a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
    同义词：sideslip
15. the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
    同义词：elusion, eluding

动词 slip:

1. move stealthily
   同义词：steal
2. insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
3. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
   同义词：skid, slue, slew, slide
4. get worse
   同义词：drop off, drop away, fall away
5. move smoothly and easily
6. to make a mistake or be incorrect
   同义词：err, mistake
7. pass on stealthily
   同义词：sneak
8. pass out of one's memory
   同义词：slip one's mind
9. move out of position
   同义词：dislocate, luxate, splay

1. The ship slipped into the harbour at night.
   那艘船夜里悄悄开进了港口。
2. He caught the ball, then it slipped through his fingers.
   那球他已接住却又从手中滑脱了。
3. The fish slipped out of my hand.
   那条鱼从我手中滑掉了。
4. Write your name and address on this pink slip.
   在这张粉红色纸条上写下你的姓名和地址。
5. You are not going to let a wonderful chance like that slip through your fingers, are you?
   你不会错过那样的好机会，对吗？
6. The soap slipped out of my hand.
   肥皂从我手上滑落了。