• n. 黏液；爛泥
• vt. 涂泥
• vi. 變粘滑

來自古英語 slim,污泥，淤泥，來自 Proto-Germanic*slimaz,滑的，黏滑的，來自 PIE*slei,滑 的，黏滑的，詞源同 lime,slip.

slime

slime: [OE] Along with its relatives German schleim, Dutch slijm, and Danish slim, slime comes from a prehistoric Germanic slīm-. This probably has connections with English lime ‘calcium’ and Latin līmus ‘mud’.

slime (n.)

Old English slim "slime," from Proto-Germanic *slimaz (cognates: Old Norse slim, Old Frisian slym, Dutch slijm "slime, phlegm," German Schleim "slime"), probably related to Old English lim "birdlime; sticky substance," from PIE root *(s)lei- "slimy, sticky, slippery" (cognates: Sanskrit linati "sticks, stays, adheres to; slips into, disappears;" Russian slimak "snail;" Old Church Slavonic slina "spittle;" Old Irish sligim "to smear," leinam "I follow," literally "I stick to;" Welsh llyfn "smooth;" Greek leimax "snail," limne "marsh, pool, lake," alinein "to anoint, besmear;" Latin limus "slime, mud, mire," linere "to daub, besmear, rub out, erase"). As an insult to a person from mid-15c. Slime-mold is from 1880.

slime (v.)

"to cover with slime," 1620s, from slime (n.). Related: Slimed; sliming.

1. There was an unappealing film of slime on top of the pond.

池塘表面有一層黏膩膩的污泥。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The pond was full of mud and green slime.

池子里滿是淤泥和綠色的污水。

來自《權威詞典》

3. The snail left a trail of slime along the floor.

蝸牛在地板上留下一道黏液.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. He got coated with slime from head to toe.

他弄得從頭到腳都是泥.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Frogs produce slime to keep their skin moist.

青蛙分泌出黏液來使皮膚保持濕潤.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》