glide
verb
uk/ɡlaɪd/us/ɡlaɪd/glideverb(MOVE)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
tomoveeasilywithoutstoppingand withouteffortornoise:
滑行,滑动She came glidinggracefullyinto theballroomin along,flowinggown.她身着一袭飘逸的礼服,优雅轻盈地快步走进舞厅。
Ilovemy newpen- it just glidesacross/over thepaper.我很喜欢我的新钢笔——书写流畅极了。
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
tomoveorprogresswithoutdifficultyoreffort:
轻松行进;毫不费力地取得进展Somepeopleglideeffortlesslythroughlifewith norealworries.有些人一生过得轻松自在,无忧无虑。
Advancing and moving forward
- advance
- advancing
- beeline
- come
- come over
- come up
- cruise
- gain
- gain onsomeone/something
- ghost
- head
- make
- make forsomewhere/something
- make towardssomething/someone
- proceed
- progress
- pull
- push
- run
- slide
glideverb(FLY)
[I]
toflybyfloatingonaircurrentsinsteadof usingpowerfromwingsor anengine:
滑行,滑翔Wesawacondorgliding high above themountains.我们看到一只秃鹫在群山上空翱翔。
Unlike otherspacecraft, theshuttlecan glide backthroughtheatmosphere,landsafely, and bereused.与其他飞行器不同,这种航天飞机可以滑翔穿越大气层返回、安全降落并可以重复使用。
Air sports
- base jumper
- base jumping
- gliding
- hang-gliding
- parachute
- paraglider
- paragliding
- paramotor
- paramotoring
- parapente
- parascending
- powered paraglider
- powered paragliding
- PPG
- skydiver
- skydiving
- slow roll
- wingsuiting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Movement through the air
Air travel: aviation
glide
noun[C]
glidenoun[C](MOVEMENT)
along,easy,smoothmovementacrossasurfacethat makes nonoise:
Everydancerwantsthegloriousglide of a Fred Astaire or a Ginger Rogers.
- She didn'texactlywalk- it was more of a glide.
- Hisgaitis a glide, asmoothforwardmotion.
Advancing and moving forward
- advance
- advancing
- beeline
- come
- come over
- come up
- cruise
- gain
- gain onsomeone/something
- ghost
- head
- make
- make forsomewhere/something
- make towardssomething/someone
- proceed
- progress
- pull
- push
- run
- slide
glidenoun[C](FLIGHT)
theactionoffloatingonaircurrents,ratherthan usingpowerfromwingsor anengine:
Hereachedthe canyon'sedgeand went into his glide.
- It was more of a glide than aflight.
- As a glideended, thepilotwassupposedtolowerhimself to averticalpositionandlandon hisfeet.
Movement through the air
- airborne
- buoyantly
- buzz
- flight
- flit
- float
- fly
- hover
- levitate
- levitation
- loop
- mid-air
- non-flying
- soar
- somersault
- swishy
- swoop
- track
- waft
- wing
glidenoun[C](SOUND)
phoneticsspecialized
asoundthat issimilarto avowelbutmarksthestartof asyllable:
InEnglish, thesound/j/ in "yes" or "due" is a glide.
- There is someevidencefortreating[v] as a glide in ModernHebrew.
- Lenited (phonemically) nonpalatalizedvoicedbilabialstopsarerealizedas a glide [w] inNorthernIrishand as africative[v] inSouthernIrish.
- What is thedifferencebetween a glide and adiphthong?
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
- alliterative
- alveolar
- apheresis
- aphesis
- aphetic
- aspirate
- assonance
- guttural
- homonym
- laterally
- lax
- lenis
- macron
- misemphasis
- phonology
- segmental
- semivowel
- sibilance
- sibilant
- speech pathology