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That is a slippery situation.
   局勢很不穩定。

Due to a big slip-up, the students were sent home early today.
   由於一個大疏忽,使得學生今天提早放學回家。

Due to a slip-up at the power plant, there was a five hour blackout.
   發電廠的疏忽導致停電五小時。

I'm not going to slog my guts out for only $10 a day.
   我不會為一天十美元去賣命的。

The floor of the theater has a slope of four feet from the back seats to the front seats.
   這戲院的地板從後排座位到前排座位有四英尺的傾斜。

It is dangerous to climb up a steep slope.
   攀登陡坡是危險的。

I have a feeling that most of them have sloped off.
   我總覺得他們大多數人都已溜走了。

get oneself into a slough of self-pity
   陷入顧影自憐的泥沼

She could slough off a sadness and replace it by a hope.
   她能擯除悲傷而代之以希望。

He's a slow walker.
   他走起路來慢吞吞的。

Ken took a long slug of scotch.
   肯恩喝了一大口蘇格蘭威士忌酒。

I raised a fist to slug Eddie.
   我舉拳重擊埃迪。

sluice out the water in a reservoir
   開閘放出水庫裡的水

These children came from a slum area.
   這些孩子來自貧民窟區。

He awoke from a deep slumber.
   他從沈睡中醒來。

He slumbered away a hot afternoon.
   他以睡眠打發一個炎熱的下午。

The old man slumped down in a chair.
   老人猛地倒在椅子裡。

This brought about a heavy slump in prices.
   這引起物價猛跌。

There was a serious slump in the 1930s.
   二十世紀三十年代發生過嚴重的經濟衰退。

cast a slur on somebody's good name
   玷污某人的好名譽