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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    slate

    • IPA[slāt]

    美式

    • n.
      a fine-grained gray, green, or bluish metamorphic rock easily split into smooth, flat pieces；a flat piece of slate used as roofing material
    • v.
      cover (something, especially a roof) with slates；criticize severely

    • verb: slate, 3rd person present: slates, gerund or present participle: slating, past tense: slated, past participle: slated

    • noun: slate, plural noun: slates

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. a fine-grained gray, green, or bluish metamorphic rock easily split into smooth, flat pieces slate quarries a slate floor
    • ▪ a flat piece of slate used as roofing material a loose slate falls from the roof a gray slate roof
    • 2. a flat piece of slate used for writing on, typically framed in wood, formerly used in schools the teacher was demonstrating, the children copying onto slates
    • ▪ a small portable computer that accepts input directly on to its screen rather than via a keyboard or mouse; a tablet computer after getting our hands on one this afternoon, we found that it’s a solid, well-performing slate that’s easy on the eyes
    • 3. a bluish-gray color suits of slate gray
    • 4. a list of candidates for election to a post or office, typically a group sharing a set of political views another slate of candidates will be picked for the state convention
    • ▪ North American a range of something offered the company has revealed details of a $60 million slate of film productions
    • 5. a board showing the identifying details of a take of a motion picture, which is held in front of the camera at its beginning and end the electronic time-code system allowed us to shoot with or without conventional slates

    動詞

    • 1. cover (something, especially a roof) with slates he was working for his father slating a new roof a slated roof
    • 2. British informal criticize severely his work was slated by the critics
    • 3. North American schedule; plan renovations are slated for late June construction is slated to begin late next year
    • ▪ nominate (someone) as a candidate for an office or post I understand that I am being slated for promotion
    • 4. identify (a movie take) using a slate the assistant cameraman is about to slate the scene