Tra từ slide - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

slide [slide slides slid sliding] verb, noun BrE [slaɪd] NAmE [slaɪd]
verb (slid, slidBrE [slɪd] ; NAmE [slɪd] )

MOVE SMOOTHLY/QUIETLY
1. intransitive, transitive to move easily over a smooth or wet surface; to make sth move in this way
•(+ adv./prep.) We slid down the grassy slope.
• The drawers slide in and out easily.
•~ sth + adv./prep. She slid her hand along the rail.
•You can slide the front seats forward if necessary.
•~ (sth) + adj. The automatic doors slid open.
2. intransitive, transitive to move quickly and quietly, for example in order not to be noticed; to make sth move in this way
Syn: ↑slip
•+ adv./prep. He slid into bed.
• She slid out while no one was looking.
•~ sth + adv./prep. The man slid the money quickly into his pocket.
•He slid a shy look at Claire.

BECOME LOWER/WORSE
3. intransitive ~ (from…) (to…) to become gradually lower or of less value
• Shares slid to a 10-year low.
4. intransitive ~ (down/into/towards sth) to move gradually into a worse situation
• The industry has slid into decline.
• They were sliding towards bankruptcy.
•He got depressed and began to let things slide (= failed to give things the attention they needed).
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English slīdan (verb); related to ↑sled and ↑sledge. The noun, first in the sense ‘act of sliding’, is recorded from the late 16th cent.

Thesaurus:
slide verb I, T (usually used with an adverb or preposition)
•A tear slid down his cheek.
roll • • glide • • slither •
slide/roll/glide/slither into/out of/along/on (sth)
slide/roll/glide past sth
slide/roll/glide/slither to the floor/bottom, etc.

Example Bank:
•He slid off the couch and walked over to me.
•She took the note and slid it quickly into her pocket.
•Tears slid slowly down his pale cheek.
•The Hong Kong economy was sliding into recession.
•The doors slid open.
•The economy is sliding rapidly downhill.
•The eyes slid away from his own in embarrassment.
•The melting snow began to slide from the sloping roofs.
•The moon slid silently behind a cloud.
•We slid helplessly down the slope.
•a vehicle that will slide smoothly across snow
•He slipped/slid the money into his pocket.
•Make sure the drawers can slide in and out easily.
•The automatic doors slid open as we approached.

noun

BECOMING LOWER/WORSE
1. countable, usually singular a change to a lower or worse condition
•a downward slide in the price of oil
•the team's slide down the table
•talks to prevent a slide into civil war
•The economy is on the slide (= getting worse).
•a stock market slide

ON ICE
2. singular a long, smooth movement on ice or a smooth surface
Syn: ↑skid
•Her car went into a slide.
•a front wheel slide

FOR CHILDREN
3. countable a structure with a steep slope that children use for sliding down
•to go down the slide

FALL OF ROCK
4. countable a sudden fall of a large amount of rock or earth down a hill
Syn: ↑landslide
•I was afraid of starting a slide of loose stones.

PHOTOGRAPH
5. countable a small piece of film held in a frame that can be shown on a screen when you shine a light through it
Syn: ↑transparency
•a talk with colour slides

COMPUTERS
6. countable one page of an electronic presentation, that may contain text and images, that is usually viewed on a computer screen or projected onto a larger screen
•I'm still working on the slides for my presentation.

FOR MICROSCOPE
7. countable a small piece of glass that sth is placed on so that it can be looked at under a ↑microscope

PART OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
8. countable a part of a musical instrument or other device that slides backwards and forwards

FOR HAIR
9. countable (BrE) = ↑hairslide

Word Origin:
Old English slīdan (verb); related to ↑sled and ↑sledge. The noun, first in the sense ‘act of sliding’, is recorded from the late 16th cent.

Example Bank:
•He gave a fascinating slide show on climbing in the Himalayas.
•He wouldn't go down the slide by himself.
•No one could prevent the inexorable slide into war.
•The country is continuing the slide into chaos and violence.
•There were lots on children on the slide.
•her slow slide into drug addiction
•the market's recent slide towards panic
•the start of a slippery slide down to family breakdown
•to stop the slide in the dollar
•a slide show/projector