| 词汇 | slip away |
| 释义 | Idiom slip away and slip off; slip out Theme: ESCAPE to go away or escape quietly or in secret.I slipped away when no one was looking.Let's slip off somewhere and have a little talk.I'll try to slip out for an hour or two when Tom is asleep. Idiom slip away 1. to leave quickly and quietly. On the last night of conference, I decided to slip away for a few hours. 2. to slowly become less strong or able. She found her health rapidly slipping away.Every day a little more of his strength slips away. 3. to be no longer available. We're trying to keep the tradition alive, but it's starting to slip away.I let a great opportunity slip away. 4. to die. The doctors worked quickly, but the old man was slipping away. Phr V slip away slips, slipping, slipped slip away if someone's power or the possibility of them winning or achieving something slips away, it disappearsJust one goal ahead, they're determined not to let victory slip away. if a period of time slips away, it seems to pass quicklyAs the months slipped away I began to forget what he looked like. slip away1. To escape, leave, or disappear quietly or in secret. I felt really uncomfortable in the group of strangers, so I slipped away when everyone was distracted. In the commotion, the suspect slipped away from the custody of police. 2. To narrowly evade capture. We had the thief on the run, but he managed to slip away. slip away1. and slip off to go away or escape quietly or in secret; to slip out. I slipped away when no one was looking. Let's slip off somewhere and have a little talk. I'll try to slip out for an hour or two when Tom is asleep. 2. Euph. to die. Uncle Charles slipped away in his sleep last night. slip awayv. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint: When no one was looking, the thief quietly slipped away. The suspect slipped away from the police. |
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