英语单词

glide是什么意思

glide

英 [glaɪd] 美 [ɡlaɪd]
  • n. 滑翔;滑行;滑移;滑音
  • vt. 滑翔;滑行;悄悄地走;消逝
  • vi. 使滑行;使滑动

中文词源


glide 滑动

来自PIE*ghel, 照耀,发光,词源同glass, gold. 原指光线闪过,后词义通用化。

英文词源


glide (v.)
Old English glidan "move along smoothly and easily; glide away, vanish; slip, slide" (class I strong verb, past tense glad, past participle gliden), from Proto-Germanic *glidon "to glide" (cognates: Old Saxon glidan, Old Frisian glida, Old High German glitan, German gleiten), probably part of the large group of Germanic words in gl- involving notions of "smooth; shining; joyful" (see glad (adj.)). Related: Glided; gliding. Strong past tense form glid persisted into 20c.
glide (n.)
1580s, from glide (v.). From 1835 as a term in music; from 1889 as a step in dancing or a type of dance.

双语例句


1. Waiters glide between tightly packed tables bearing trays of pasta.
侍者们端着一盘盘意大利面在拥挤的餐桌之间自如穿行。

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2. We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.
我们噤若寒蝉地站着,眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去.

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3. So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.
那芭蕾**演员翩跹起舞,宛如滑翔.

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4. In the engine, he watched the trees glide by.
在火车头里, 他望着树木往后驰去.

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5. Joe let himself glide to earth.
乔溜到地上.

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