学个词Learn a Word 第367期 Slate

今天我们要学的词是slate¹。 Slate, 是选定，注定的意思。"The conference is slated² for early next month," 这次会议定于下个月初举行。"The hospital is slated to open in the spring," 这家医院定于春天开张。"The new movie is slated to be released next Saturday," 这部新影片定于下周六首映。

美国的亚历桑纳州去年通过了十分严格的法案，对雇佣非法移民的公司进行严厉惩罚，引起了很大的争议。"The controversial state law is slated to take effect on January 1st," 这项极具争议的州内立法定于1月1号生效。好的，今天我们学习的词是slate...

 

1 slate   

n.板岩，石板，石片，石板色，候选人名单；adj.暗蓝灰色的，含板岩的；vt.用石板覆盖，痛打，提名，预订

参考例句：

• The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.提名委员会把候选人名单提交全体委员会讨论。
• What kind of job uses stained wood and slate? 什么工作会接触木头污浊和石板呢？

2 slated   

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
• Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。