Wordiyoslate
🇬🇧 UK/sleit/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC1
Definitions
n.
A fine-grained grey rock that splits into thin layers, used for roofing; a list of candidates for election.
板岩，石板（一种灰色岩石，可劈成薄片用于铺屋顶）；候选人名单
adj.
Having the bluish-grey colour of slate.
石板色的，蓝灰色的
v.
To cover with slate; to schedule or plan; to criticize harshly.
铺石板；安排，预定；严厉批评
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishslateother
=slate
Common Collocations
- 1.slate roof石板屋顶
- 2.clean slate一切从头开始
- 3.slate of candidates候选人名单
- 4.on the slate记账赊欠
Example Sentences
- 1.
The old farmhouse had a steep roof covered with dark grey slate tiles.
- 2.
The party unveiled its slate of candidates for the upcoming local elections.
- 3.
Children in the 19th century often wrote on small slate boards in school.