slate
[NOUN, VERB]
slates
1. [U 不可数名词] （常用来作屋顶建材的）石板
Slate is a dark grey rock that can be easily split into thin layers. Slate is often used for covering roofs.
双语例句
例：a stone-built cottage, with a traditional slate roof.
一间有传统石板屋顶的石砌村舍。
2. [C 可数名词] 石板瓦
A slate is one of the small, flat pieces of slate that are used for covering roofs.
双语例句
例：Thieves had stolen the slates from the roof.
窃贼偷走了屋顶的石板瓦。
NOUN. 名词
a clean slate
1. 不计前嫌重新开始 , 既往不咎
If you start with a clean slate, you do not take account of previous mistakes or failures and make a fresh start.
双语例句
例：The proposal is to pay everything you owe, so that you can start with a clean slate.
奉劝你还清所有债务，这样你就可以重新开始。
PHRASE. 习语
slates , slating , slated
1. [PASSIVE 被动及物动词] （在特定时间或者条件下）预定 , 计划 , 安排
If something is slated to happen, it is planned to happen at a particular time or on a particular occasion.
双语例句
例：Bromfield was slated to become US Secretary of Agriculture.
布罗姆菲尔德被确定为美国农业部长。
VERB. 动词
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