slippers

IPA/slˈɪpəz/
KK[slˈɪpɚz]IPA/slˈɪpərz/

slippers — 名詞

1. Soft, comfortable shoes without laces or fasteners that you wear indoors to keep

1.名詞A2
釋義

拖鞋

室內穿的輕便軟鞋

Soft, comfortable shoes without laces or fasteners that you wear indoors to keep your feet warm and protect them from cold floors.

例句

Mei put on warm slippers before walking across the cold kitchen floor.

Mei 穿上保暖拖鞋,走過冰冷的瓷磚地板到廚房。

collocation: warm slippers

The hotel provided soft white slippers and a matching bathrobe for every guest.

飯店為每位房客準備了柔軟的白色拖鞋和一套浴袍。

passive: be provided with slippers

同義詞
  • house shoes

    a general everyday term, common in American English, often used interchangeably with slippers

  • moccasins

    soft leather shoes originally made by Native Americans; a specific style of indoor-outdoor shoe, not a synonym for all slippers

  • slides

    open-back slippers that you can slide your feet into quickly, often with a harder sole

反義詞
  • boots

    heavy footwear covering the foot and ankle, worn outdoors

  • high heels

    uncomfortable formal shoes with a raised heel, worn for going out

文法句型

a pair of + slippers

slippers + verb (plural)

用法筆記

Slippers is almost always used in the plural form (a pair of slippers), though the singular slipper can refer to one shoe of the pair.

常見錯誤

I bought a new slipper yesterday.' (when you mean a pair)
I bought a new pair of slippers yesterday.
💡A single slipper is only one shoe; the two together are called slippers.
She wore slippers to the beach.
She wore flip-flops to the beach.
💡Slippers are soft indoor shoes; flip-flops (thong sandals) are for outdoors.