glide
v[I, Ipr, Ip]
1 move along smoothly and continuously 滑行; 滑动; 滑翔
So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide. 那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞, 宛如滑翔.
skiers gliding across the snow 穿越雪地滑行的滑雪人
a snake gliding along the ground 在地上蜿蜒滑行的蛇
Silently the boat glided past. 那船悄然滑行而过.
She glided by unnoticed. 她悄悄地溜过.
(fig 比喻) The days just glided by. 时光悄悄地流逝.
2 fly without engine power (either in a glider or in an aeroplane with engine failure) (滑翔机或飞机发动机有故障时)滑行, 滑翔
The pilot managed to glide down to a safe landing. 驾驶员设法使飞机滑行下降安全著陆. glide, n
(a) [sing] gliding movement 滑行; 滑动; 滑翔
the graceful glide of a skater 滑冰者优美的滑行动作.
(b) [C] (phonetics 语音) gradual change of a speech sound made by moving (esp) the tongue from one position to another 音渡; 过渡音
a palatal glide 颚音的音渡.
By 1820 the population of New York had grown to about 125,000, making it the largest city in the USA.
到1820年,纽约市的人口增长到12。5万人左右,使它成了当时美国最大的城市。
He tried to escape but was followed and caught.
他曾经试图逃跑,但是被人追上来抓住了。
At the time of his death, one person praised him as follows: Future generations, it may be, will hardly believe that such a person as this walked upon this earth.