slink
/slɪŋk/ (bre, ipa) · /slɪŋk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsliŋk/ (ame, mw)
slink — verb
- slinkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- slinkshe / she / it
- slunkpast simple
- slinking-ing form
1. to move through a place quietly and secretly, trying not to be seen or heard — u
to move through a place quietly and secretly, trying not to be seen or heard — usually because you feel ashamed, guilty, or afraid of being caught
After breaking the vase, Mei slunk out of the living room without a sound.
slink + out of + place (leaving unnoticed)
The stray dog slunk past the butcher's stall, low to the ground.
slink + past (moving by without being seen)
Kofi slunk into the meeting ten minutes late, avoiding everyone's gaze.
Not wanting to discuss the accident, Elena slunk upstairs before dinner.
The children slunk out of the kitchen, flour still dusting their clothes.
文法句型
slink + adverb/preposition (away, off, out, into, past, back, around)
用法筆記
Always paired with a direction word (away, off, out, into, past, back). Using 'slink' without one sounds incomplete to a native speaker.
常見錯誤
slink — noun
1. a young farm animal, usually a calf or lamb, that is born before it has fully de
a young farm animal, usually a calf or lamb, that is born before it has fully developed and rarely survives
The farmer found a slink calf in the north field after the storm.
noun: slink + calf (prematurely born animal)
Old Manus buried the slink behind the stone wall before breakfast.
A slink lamb rarely survives more than a few hours after birth.
The vet examined the slink and confirmed it had stopped developing early.
用法筆記
Rare, technical term used mainly in farming and veterinary contexts. Most speakers will never encounter this sense.
slink — adjective
- slinkpositive
- slinkercomparative
- slinkestsuperlative
1. describes a farm animal that has been born too early to survive on its own
describes a farm animal that has been born too early to survive on its own
A slink calf lay motionless in the straw beside its exhausted mother.
adjective: slink calf (born too early)
The shepherd wrapped the slink lamb in a cloth and carried it home.
Farm records noted three slink births during the unusually cold winter.
Amara had never seen a slink foal before that difficult night in the stable.
用法筆記
Rare, technical adjective used in farming contexts. Always appears directly before the noun it describes (attributive only).