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When you slink, you go somewhere quietly and secretly — not like a ninja in a film, but like someone who does not want to be seen.
When you slink當你slink的時候, you go somewhere quietly and secretly你是安靜、偷偷地去某個地方 — not like a ninja in a film不是電影裡忍者那樣, but like someone who does not want to be seen而是像一個不想被看見的人。
The usual feeling is fear or shame: a child who broke a cup may slink out of the kitchen; a cat may slink under the sofa after a loud noise. You often hear slink away or slink off. The word is a little judgemental: it already says the person (or animal) has a reason to hide.
The usual feeling is fear or shame通常的感覺是害怕或羞愧: a child who broke a cup打破杯子的小孩 may slink out of the kitchen可能會slink離開廚房; a cat聽到很大聲響的貓 may slink under the sofa after a loud noise可能會slink到沙發底下。You你 often hear slink away or slink off常會聽到slink away或slink off。The word這個字 is a little judgemental有點帶著評判的意味: it already says the person (or animal) has a reason to hide它已經預設這個人（或動物）有理由要躲起來。
People also stretch it. A model may slink down a runway, which is smooth and cat-like, not ashamed — though actually that use is about the body moving in a low, sliding way, not about guilt.
People人們 also stretch it也會把它用得更廣。A model模特兒 may slink down a runway可能會slink走過伸展台, which is smooth and cat-like, not ashamed那是流暢、像貓一樣的動作，不是心虛 — though actually不過其實 that use is about the body moving in a low, sliding way這個用法講的是身體用低而滑順的方式移動, not about guilt跟愧疚無關。
The old past form is slunk (like sink → sunk); many people now say slinked, and you will meet both. There is a noun a slink for that kind of walk, but the verb is the one you will meet. Everyday and story language, not a formal report word.
The old past form is slunk舊式的過去式是slunk (like sink → sunk)（就像sink→sunk）; many people now say slinked很多人現在會說slinked, and you will meet both兩種你都會遇到。There is a noun a slink有一個名詞a slink for that kind of walk指那種走路方式, but the verb is the one you will meet但你會遇到的主要是動詞。Everyday and story language是日常和故事裡的用語, not a formal report word不是正式報告用字。
組成From Old English slincan, “to creep; crawl”, from an old root about turning, winding, twisting. Dutch slinken is “to shrink”; German schleichen is “to slink”. English sleek sits on the same old line.
同家族的字
- sleekgrouped with the same old ‘creep / slide’ root — not a folk story
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
slinkverb/slɪŋk/
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To sneak about furtively.
- As we do turn our backs From our companion thrown into his grave, So his familiars to his buried fortunes Slink all away, leave their false vows with him, Like empty purses pick’d; and his poor self, A dedicated beggar to the air, With his disease of all-shunn’d poverty, Walks, like contempt, alone.
- Back to the thicket slunk the guilty serpent.
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To give birth to an animal prematurely.
- a cow that slinks her calf
slinknoun/slɪŋk/
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A furtive sneaking motion.
- His slink became a stride; he held his tail high; his eyes began to look more curious than scared. But he was still cautious.
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The young of an animal when born prematurely, especially a calf.
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The meat of such a prematurely born animal.
- It is an ascertained fact that young or “slink” veal very frequently gives rise to diarrhœa, more especially when that disease is epidemic.
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obsoleteA bastard child, one born out of wedlock.
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dialectalA thievish fellow; a sneak.
slinkadj/slɪŋk/
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Thin; lean
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。