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小词详解 | glide
glide 英 [ɡlaɪd] 美 [ɡlaɪd]
From behind the wheel of a self-driving electric Tesla model S, gliding amid the forests and fjords of Norway, the future of the planet looks pretty good.
坐在无人驾驶的电动特斯拉S型车的驾驶座上,掠过挪威的森林和峡湾,这个星球的未来看起来相当不错。
——《经济学人》Instead, she’s on a glide path to a big promotion.
然而现在,她将得到的是一次风光的升职。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 以平稳、安静的连续动作移动
A broad valley opened up leading to a high, flat plateau of cultivated land. We saw a condor gliding high above the mountains.
一条宽阔的山谷展现在眼前,通往一处平整的开垦地高原。我们看到一只秃鹫在群山上空翱翔。
那位德高望重的老人一生过得轻松自在,无忧无虑。
The venerable old man glided effortlessly through life with no real worries.那个歹徒沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。
The bandit glided along the wall until he was out of sight.
年复一年,时间悄然流逝。当发现自己把时间都浪费在鸡毛蒜皮的小事上时,她感觉一阵悔恨涌上心头。
The years glided past. She felt a wave of resentment surging (up) inside her when she realized that she was wasting time fiddling about with minor matters.
She was vaguely conscious that she was on the verge of falling into distress, and of gliding into a worse state.
她隐隐地感到,她不久就会堕入苦难,沉溺在更加不堪的境地里。
slide: move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it slip: lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance sail: move smoothly and rapidly or in a stately or confident manner