slate

noun

1. (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate

2. a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices

Synonym: ticket

3. a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers

4. thin layers of rock used for roofing

Synonym: slating

verb

1. designate or schedule

e.g. He slated his talk for 9 AM
She was slated to be his successor

2. cover with slate

e.g. slate the roof

3. enter on a list or slate for an election

e.g. He was slated for borough president

1. 板岩;石板
Slate is a dark grey rock that can be easily split into thin layers. Slate is often used for covering roofs.

e.g. ... a stone-built cottage, with a traditional slate roof.
传统石板瓦屋顶的石屋

2. (盖房顶用的)石板瓦
A slate is one of the small flat pieces of slate that are used for covering roofs.

3. 候选人名单;提名名单
A slate is a list of candidates for an election, usually from the same party.

e.g. The leadership want to present a single slate of candidates to be approved in an open vote.
领导层打算只提交一份供公开投票表决通过的候选人名单。

4. 预定;计划;安排
If something is slated to happen, it is planned to happen at a particular time or on a particular occasion.

e.g. Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture...
布罗姆菲尔德被确定为美国农业部长。
e.g. Controversial energy measures are slated for Senate debate within days.
几项颇受争议的能源措施定于几天后提交参议院讨论。

5. 严厉批评;猛烈抨击
If something is slated, it is criticized very severely.

slate的翻译

e.g. Arnold Schwarzenegger's new restaurant has been slated by a top food critic...
阿诺德·施瓦辛格的新餐馆受到了一位顶级食评家的恶评。
e.g. Slated by critics at the time, the film has since become a cult classic.
尽管在当时备受评论家的非议，这部影片后来却成了一部有关异端邪教的经典之作。

6. 从头开始;改过自新
If you start with a clean slate, you do not take account of previous mistakes or failures and make a fresh start.

e.g. The proposal is to pay everything you owe, so that you can start with a clean slate.
建议你还清所有的债务，这样你就能够重新开始了。

7. 一笔勾销;既往不咎
If you wipe the slate clean, you decide to forget previous mistakes, failures, or debts and to start again.

slate的翻译

e.g. Why not wipe the slate clean and start all over again?
为什么不洗心革面、从头来过呢？

1. slate的解释

1. 场记板：产品规格:31*28(CM) 场记板(SLATE)上面以粉笔写着场次、镜次、导演、片名、影片公司等资料的小木板,上缘还附有一段拍扳,上涂黑白相间条纹,一端可以开合,可以拍出清楚响声,以便剪接时声画同步作业的进行.

2. slate的反义词

2. 板岩：摘要: 板岩(Slate)的简介: 板岩(Slate)是一种浅变质岩,由粘土质、粉砂质沉积岩或中酸性凝灰质岩石、沉凝灰岩经轻微变质作用形成,具板状构造的岩石. 板岩形成的温度和均向压力都不高,主要受应力作用的影响,是区域变质作用得低级产物.

3. 板石：日本等世界上绝大多数国家的认同与采纳.像我国的石灰岩、砂岩类石材的工程石材材料标准认定就是国家建筑材料工业石材质检中心直接以美国ASTM的标准进行检测的.目前,美国材料试验协会将天然饰面石材分为花岗石(Granite)、石灰石(Limestone)、大理石(Marble)、砂岩(Quartz-based)、板石(Slate)及其它石材六大类,