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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.
例句
... a stone-built cottage, with a traditional slate roof.
传统石板瓦屋顶的石屋
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(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.
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候选人名单;提名名单
A slate is a list of candidates for an election, usually from the same party.
例句
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。
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V-PASSIVE
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.
例句
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。
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。
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VERB
严厉批评;猛烈抨击
If something is slated, it is criticized very severely.
例句
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。
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。
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PHRASE
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.
例句
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。
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PHRASE
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.
例句
Why not wipe the slate clean and start all over again?
为什么不洗心革面、从头来过呢？