sleech英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Thick, soft mud that was left behind by flowing water, usually alongside riverbeds or shorelines. countable,uncountable
A soft, unstable mixture of mud and clay beneath Belfast, which is known for being difficult to build on. Northern-Ireland,countable,uncountable

— The physical nature and engineering properties of the sleech have made it desirable to investigate each site before piling.

动词 v.

To dip a vessel into water to fill it; to scoop up water, as with a bucket. dialectal
To coax, cajole. Scotland

词形变化

sleeches plural sleach alternative,verb sleeches present,singular,third-person sleeching participle,present sleeched participle,past sleeched past sleach alternative,verb

词汇关系

衍生词

sleechy

词源

词源 1

From Middle English sliche, a variant of slicche, from Old English *sliċ (“mud, sludge”), from Proto-West Germanic *sliki, from Proto-Germanic *slikiz (“mud, slush”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyg- (“to slide, be slippery”). Doublet of slitch and sludge.

词源 2

From Middle English sliche, a variant of slicche, from Old English *sliċ (“mud, sludge”), from Proto-West Germanic *sliki, from Proto-Germanic *slikiz (“mud, slush”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyg- (“to slide, be slippery”). Doublet of slitch and sludge.