学个词Learn a Word 第1153期 clean slate

　　今天我们要学的词是clean slate¹。 Clean, 干净的，slate有记录、记载的意思，a clean slate, 就是摆脱过去，一切从头开始。 "The company sold its most profitable product line to pay off the debt so it could start with a clean slate," 公司卖掉最赚钱的产品系列，把债还清，然后毫无负担地重新开始。 "He came clean and told his wife about the other woman so they could start with a clean slate," 他向妻子交待了有外遇的事，希望俩人能重新开始。 "The New Year is a new beginning, a fresh start, a clean slate," 新年新开端，新起点，一切都可以从头来过。好的，今天我们学习的词是clean slate...

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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？