slip into .  enter by sliding滑过

The car turned on the wet road and slipped into the fence．汽车开上潮湿的路面，滑进了围栏。

As the door closes the catch slips into place．门一关上，门扣就自动扣紧。

Be careful not to let errors slip into the proofs．注意不要让校样中出现差错。

 slip into . enter silently or secretly 悄悄溜进

 I have to come late，so I'll slip into the room at the back if you will save me a place．我会来迟一点，如果你愿意给我留个位子，我就从后面溜进屋去。

Later，Mother slipped into the children's room to make sure they were all asleep．过了一会儿，母亲悄悄走进孩子们的房间，看看他们睡着了没有。

 slip into .  pass…into secretly悄悄把…放入

She slipped a note into my hand when the teacher wasn't looking．老师没注意看的时候，她把一张条子悄悄地塞进我的手里。

He slipped a coin into the old man's hand．他把一枚硬币塞入老人手中。

 slip into .  put on quickly匆忙穿上

After supper， he slipped into his overcoat and went out．一吃完晚饭，他就披上大衣，出去了。

slip of the pen . the mistake of writing something  different from what one should or what one planned笔误

That was a slip of the pen，I meant to write September，not November．那是笔误，我原意是要写九月，不是十一月。

It was by a slip of the pen that his letter was addressed to Hanzhong Road instead of Hankou Road．由于笔误，他的信寄到了汉中路而没有寄到汉口路。

slip of the tongue . slip of the lip . the mistake of saying something  one had not wanted or planned to say； an error of speech一时说错；失言

I didn't mind what he said， because I knew it was only a slip of the tongue．对他的话我并不介意，我知道他不过是一时说漏了嘴。

She didn't mean to tell our secret；it was a slip of the lip．她无意泄漏我们的秘密，她是不小心说漏了嘴。

slip off . fall off by sliding unintentionally不慎滑落

I thought I was safe on the branch，until my foot slipped off and I fell to the ground．我本来认为我在树枝上很安全，但没想到我的脚滑了一下，摔到了地上。

The blanket slipped off the bed．毯子从床上滑落下来。

slip off . leave quietly悄悄溜走

Mary couldn't bear the party， so she slipped off while no one was looking．玛丽不想再在晚会上呆下去，于是她趁没人注意时溜走了。

He slipped off without waiting for a reply．他不等答复就溜走了。

slip off .  remove（clothes） quickly急急脱掉（衣服）

He slipped his coat off and jumped into the river to save the drowning child．他匆忙脱掉外套，跳入河中去抢救落水儿童。

He slipped off his clothes and went into the bathroom．他迅速脱掉衣服走进浴室。

slip on .  put on（clothes，） quickly迅速穿上

She slipped her shoes on．她迅速穿上了鞋子。

Slip your clothes on and come with me．快穿上衣服跟我走。

slip through one's fingers .  escape without somebody 's knowing how 从某人指缝中溜掉；失去（机会）

Mike earns a good wage， but he doesn't save a penny． Money just slips through his fingers．迈克收入不错，但他不存一分钱，钱都被他花掉了。

The opportunity will slip through your fingers if you do not seize it ．这个机会你不抓住的话，就会错过的。

slip up . make a mistake失误

If he had not slipped up on the last question， his score on the test would have been perfect．最后一个问题如果他没出现失误的话，他的考试成绩就是满分了。

Be careful you don't slip up through overconfidence．小心，别因过分自信而犯错误。

He slipped up over that problem．他在那个问题上搞错了。

slow burn . A slowly increasing feeling of anger 渐渐的发怒

The boys kept teasing John，and watched him do a slow burn．男孩们一直戏弄约翰，看他逐渐愤怒起来。

Her slow burn ended when I explained everything that led to the misunderstanding．我讲明误会的来由后，她脸上的愠色渐渐退去。

slow down . （cause to）go more slowly than usual减速

The road was slippery so Mr．Jones slowed down the car．路面太滑，于是琼斯先生就放慢车速。

There were signs at every curve in the road warning motorists to slow down．每个转弯处都有要司机减速的标志。

You should slow down a bit and lead a less hectic life．你应该悠着点，过比较安静的生活。

He has slowed down a lot since his heart attack，自从心脏病发作以来，他行动迟缓多了。

Their objections are slowing down the progress of the negotiations．由于他们的反对，谈判进展缓慢。

We should find some way to slow him down；he is taking on far too much work．我们必须设法让他放松一点，他的工作太重了。

 slow in one's wits . stupid；dull愚笨

He is somewhat slow in his wits． 他有点笨。

slow up . （cause to） go more slowly（使）放慢速度

The truck slowed up as it approached the toll gate．临近收费门时，卡车减了速。

He's over sixty， but he shows no signs of slowing up．他年逾六旬，但并不衰老迟钝。

slow up . （of business）become less busy （生意）变得清淡

Business slows up at the stores after Christmas．圣诞节后商店的生意就清淡下来。

small talk . informal conversation； idle chat闲谈；聊天

A little small talk between strangers can sometimes lead to a long-lasting relationship．陌生人之间简短的聊天有时可能会导致长久的友谊。

Having small talk with him is no fun because his mouth never stops moving．跟他聊天没意思，因为他一直喋喋不休地谈个不停。