let slip

1 to accidentally tell someone something that should have been kept secret 泄露〔秘密〕

let slip that

Liz let slip that she’d seen him quite recently.

利兹说漏了嘴，说她不久前见过他。

Examples from the Corpus

let slip• The chance to convert a proposal long mooted into reality was too precious to let slip.• It was true that Miss Devenish let slip a good deal of fragmentary information about Tolby.• He had let slip he was married.• I happened to let slip how much James gave me for it.• Not a word had Dooley let slip, not even a hint.• On the few occasions I have met him it has been very difficult for me not to let slip something about you.• Even if he did not allow himself to betray his secret directly he might let slip something that would provide a clue.• Alex let slip that he had spoken to Julie on the phone and knew where she was.• He inadvertently let slip the name of their new product.• From there on, they never let slip their icy grip on the game.

→ let slip at let1(7)

2 TELL A SECRETto say something without meaning to, when you had wanted it to be a secret 无意中说出某事，泄露某事

He let it slip that they were planning to get married.

他说漏了嘴，说他们打算结婚了。

Examples from the Corpus

let it slip that• As an aside, the parties let it slip that the idea of a true playoff system had been scrapped.

→ let something slip at slip1(2)

3 to not take an opportunity, offer etc 错过机会

Don’t let a chance like that slip through your fingers!

别错失这么一个机会！

Examples from the Corpus

let something slip (through your fingers)• Colin, on the other hand, became discouraged and let things slip.• The Celtics let this one slip away slowly, painfully and needlessly.• Be careful lads not to let this one slip away!• Wrapped up with visions of kissing Deborah, I had ignored his bedtime rituals and let him slip away.• He held it up, and let it slip between his fingers.• And on most of the occasions when they had been alone together he hadn't let a chance slip by.• Attention creates the foreground of consciousness, letting the rest slip into peripheral awareness.• As an aside, the parties let it slip that the idea of a true playoff system had been scrapped.

→ let something slip (through your fingers) at slip1(4)

词汇	let slip
释义	let slip let slip 1 to accidentally tell someone something that should have been kept secret 泄露〔秘密〕 let slip that Liz let slip that she’d seen him quite recently. 利兹说漏了嘴，说她不久前见过他。 Examples from the Corpus let slip• The chance to convert a proposal long mooted into reality was too precious to let slip.• It was true that Miss Devenish let slip a good deal of fragmentary information about Tolby.• He had let slip he was married.• I happened to let slip how much James gave me for it.• Not a word had Dooley let slip, not even a hint.• On the few occasions I have met him it has been very difficult for me not to let slip something about you.• Even if he did not allow himself to betray his secret directly he might let slip something that would provide a clue.• Alex let slip that he had spoken to Julie on the phone and knew where she was.• He inadvertently let slip the name of their new product.• From there on, they never let slip their icy grip on the game. → let slip at let1(7) 2 TELL A SECRETto say something without meaning to, when you had wanted it to be a secret 无意中说出某事，泄露某事 He let it slip that they were planning to get married. 他说漏了嘴，说他们打算结婚了。 Examples from the Corpus let it slip that• As an aside, the parties let it slip that the idea of a true playoff system had been scrapped. → let something slip at slip1(2) 3 to not take an opportunity, offer etc 错过机会 Don’t let a chance like that slip through your fingers! 别错失这么一个机会！ Examples from the Corpus let something slip (through your fingers)• Colin, on the other hand, became discouraged and let things slip.• The Celtics let this one slip away slowly, painfully and needlessly.• Be careful lads not to let this one slip away!• Wrapped up with visions of kissing Deborah, I had ignored his bedtime rituals and let him slip away.• He held it up, and let it slip between his fingers.• And on most of the occasions when they had been alone together he hadn't let a chance slip by.• Attention creates the foreground of consciousness, letting the rest slip into peripheral awareness.• As an aside, the parties let it slip that the idea of a true playoff system had been scrapped. → let something slip (through your fingers) at slip1(4)
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