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glide

verb
🔊/ɡlaɪd/
🔊/ɡlaɪd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they glide
🔊/ɡlaɪd/
🔊/ɡlaɪd/
he / she / it glides
🔊/ɡlaɪdz/
🔊/ɡlaɪdz/
past simple glided
🔊/ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
🔊/ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past participle glided
🔊/ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
🔊/ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
-ing form gliding
🔊/ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/
🔊/ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move smoothly and quietly, especially as though it takes no effort滑行；滑动；掠过
    • Swans went gliding past.天鹅滑行而过。🔊🔊
    • The skaters were gliding over the ice.滑冰者在冰上滑行。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • a swan gliding serenely past一只天鹅平静地滑过
    • Boats were gliding gracefully on the lake.船在湖面上优雅地滑行。
    • The ball glided into the back of the net.球滑进了网的后面。
    • The blade glided easily over my skin.刀片容易滑过我的皮肤。
    • The dancers glided smoothly across the floor.舞蹈演员在地板上轻盈滑过。
  2. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of birds or aircraft鸟或飞机) to fly using air currents, without the birds moving their wings or the aircraft using the engine滑翔
    • An eagle was gliding high overhead.一只鹰在头顶上空翱翔。🔊🔊
    • The plane managed to glide down to the runway.飞机终于成功地滑翔降落在跑道上。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The swan spread its wings and glided gently downward.那只天鹅展开双翅轻盈地向下滑翔。
    • He cut the engines and glided silently into the clearing.他关上发动机，无声地滑翔降落在林中空地。
    Topics Transport by airc1
    3. Word OriginOld English glīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch glijden and German gleiten.

glide

noun
🔊/ɡlaɪd/
🔊/ɡlaɪd/
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  1. [singular] a continuous smooth movement滑行；滑动；滑翔
    • the graceful glide of a skater滑冰者优美的滑行动作
  2. [countable] (phonetics语音学) a speech sound made while moving the tongue from one position to another滑音 compare diphthongTopics Languagec2
    3. Word OriginOld English glīdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch glijden and German gleiten.