slink
/slɪŋk/ (bre, ipa) · /slɪŋk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsliŋk/ (ame, mw)
slink — 動詞
- 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
潛行；溜走
因羞愧或害怕而悄悄移動
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.
Mei 打破花瓶後，悄悄溜出客廳，一點聲音也沒有。
slink + out of + place (leaving unnoticed)
The stray dog slunk past the butcher's stall, low to the ground.
那隻流浪狗低伏著身體，悄悄溜過肉販的攤位旁。
slink + past (moving by without being seen)
Kofi slunk into the meeting ten minutes late, avoiding everyone's gaze.
Kofi 遲到十分鐘溜進會議室，避開所有人的目光。
Not wanting to discuss the accident, Elena slunk upstairs before dinner.
不想討論那場意外，Elena 在晚餐前悄悄溜上樓。
The children slunk out of the kitchen, flour still dusting their clothes.
孩子們溜出廚房，衣服上還沾著麵粉。
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 — 名詞
1. a young farm animal, usually a calf or lamb, that is born before it has fully de
早產幼畜
提前出生、發育不全的幼獸
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.
暴風雨過後，農夫在北邊田地裡發現了一頭早產的小牛。
noun: slink + calf (prematurely born animal)
Old Manus buried the slink behind the stone wall before breakfast.
老 Manus 在早餐前把早產幼畜埋在石牆後面。
A slink lamb rarely survives more than a few hours after birth.
早產的羔羊很少能在出生後存活超過幾小時。
The vet examined the slink and confirmed it had stopped developing early.
獸醫檢查了那頭早產幼畜，確認牠很早就停止發育了。
用法筆記
Rare, technical term used mainly in farming and veterinary contexts. Most speakers will never encounter this sense.
slink — 形容詞
- slinkpositive
- slinkercomparative
- slinkestsuperlative
1. describes a farm animal that has been born too early to survive on its own
早產的
動物在發育完全前出生的
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.
一頭早產的小牛靜靜躺在稻草堆裡，母牛疲憊地站在一旁。
adjective: slink calf (born too early)
The shepherd wrapped the slink lamb in a cloth and carried it home.
牧羊人把那隻早產羔羊用布包起來，帶回家去。
Farm records noted three slink births during the unusually cold winter.
農場紀錄顯示，在那個異常寒冷的冬天有三起早產情況。
Amara had never seen a slink foal before that difficult night in the stable.
在那個艱難的夜晚之前，Amara 從來沒在馬廄裡見過早產的小馬。
用法筆記
Rare, technical adjective used in farming contexts. Always appears directly before the noun it describes (attributive only).