slush
slush — 名詞
- slushsingular
- slushesplural
1. A grey, wet mixture of melting snow and dirt that collects on streets and paths
雪泥
正在融化、變得髒兮兮的路面積雪
A grey, wet mixture of melting snow and dirt that collects on streets and paths when the weather warms up.
Kasia's boots were soaked after she stepped into deep slush by the bus stop.
Kasia 踩進公車站旁的深雪泥裡，靴子全濕透了。
collocation: deep patch of slush
The morning sun turned yesterday's snow into ugly brown slush along the kerb.
早晨的陽光把昨天的雪變成了路緣邊難看的褐色雪泥。
collocation: brown slush / grey slush
Cars sprayed slush across the pavement as Zuri waited to cross the road.
Zuri 等著過馬路時，汽車經過把雪泥濺到人行道上。
Quinn sighed when the garden's clean white snow turned into muddy grey slush overnight.
Quinn 看到花園裡潔白的雪一夜之間變成泥濘的灰雪泥，嘆了口氣。
Ramón scraped the slush off the front steps before it could freeze overnight.
Ramón 把前門台階上的雪泥刮掉，免得夜裡結成冰。
用法筆記
Uncountable. You cannot say 'a slush' when talking about melting snow. The word often carries a negative feel — slush is unpleasant, dirty, and in the way.
常見錯誤
2. A cold, sweet drink made by whirling crushed ice together with brightly coloured
冰沙
用碎冰和彩色糖漿做成的冰涼甜飲料
A cold, sweet drink made by whirling crushed ice together with brightly coloured syrup or fruit juice, sold at corner shops, cinemas, and fairs.
Sivan handed each child a cup of bright blue slush at the school summer fair.
學校夏日園遊會上，Sivan 遞給每個孩子一杯亮藍色的冰沙。
Maeve sipped her cherry slush through a wide straw while sitting on the park bench.
Maeve 坐在公園長椅上，用粗吸管喝著她的櫻桃冰沙。
collocation: cherry/cola/grape + slush
The corner shop sells slush in three flavours: grape, lemon, and cola.
街角那家雜貨店賣三種口味的冰沙：葡萄、檸檬和可樂。
Allison's teeth hurt from drinking the ice-cold slush far too quickly.
Allison 喝冰沙喝得太快，牙齒都痛了起來。
Ari swore the cheap cherry slush from the petrol station was better than any expensive dessert.
Ari 發誓加油站賣的便宜櫻桃冰沙比任何昂貴的甜點都好吃。
用法筆記
Can be countable when referring to a single serving ('I'll have a slush, please') or uncountable when referring to the substance ('the cup was full of bright red slush').
常見錯誤
3. Stories, films, or speech that are so full of exaggerated romance and emotion th
矯情
過度浪漫煽情但缺乏實質內容的作品或言論
Stories, films, or speech that are so full of exaggerated romance and emotion that they feel shallow and embarrassing rather than moving.
Ravindra threw the novel across the room after the final chapter dissolved into pure romantic slush.
最後一章完全淪為純粹的浪漫矯情之後，Ravindra 把那本小說扔到了房間另一頭。
pure slush — uncountable, disapproving
Hui rolled her eyes at the romantic slush her flatmate kept posting online.
Hui 看到室友在網路上不斷張貼那些浪漫矯情的東西，翻了個白眼。
Brian said the Valentine's card was sweet, but Samir called it embarrassing slush.
Brian 說那張情人節卡片很溫馨，但 Samir 說那根本是令人難堪的矯情。
Alessia read the review that called the film 'cheap sentimental slush' and crossed it off her list.
Alessia 讀到那篇影評稱這部電影為「廉價的濫情矯情之作」，就把它從觀看清單上劃掉了。
Rania deleted the slush she had written in her diary, ashamed of her own words.
Rania 刪掉了日記裡寫的那些矯情話語，對自己的文字感到難為情。
- schmaltz
Schmaltz is more specifically about music or art that is excessively sentimental, and is a Yiddish borrowing; slush is broader.
- drivel
Drivel focuses on the stupidity or nonsense of the content, while slush homes in on the excessive emotion.
- corn
Corn is American informal for something trite and overly sentimental, often used of jokes or films.
用法筆記
Always uncountable and disapproving. Typically used in informal contexts — you would not find 'slush' in a serious literary review. Often paired with 'sentimental' or 'romantic'.
slush — 動詞
- slushpresent simple I / you / we / they
- slushes3rd person singular
- slushing-ing form
- slushedpast simple
1. To splash or spray someone or something with slush — half-melted snow and dirty
濺濕
被經過的車輛濺起的雪泥弄濕
To splash or spray someone or something with slush — half-melted snow and dirty water — usually by accident.
A passing lorry slushed Omar from head to toe at the pedestrian crossing.
一輛卡車經過斑馬線時把 Omar 從頭到腳濺滿了雪泥。
transitive: slush + person
The children shrieked when the car slushed the school wall with dirty water.
汽車把髒水濺到學校牆上，孩子們尖聲大叫。
Sivan accidentally slushed his little sister by stomping through the melting snow.
Sivan 在融雪中用力踩踏，不小心濺濕了他的小妹妹。
The bus slushed the waiting crowd, soaking several winter coats in grey water.
公車濺濕了等車的群眾，好幾件冬衣都被灰色的髒水浸透。
文法句型
slush + someone/something
用法筆記
Rare. Almost always has a vehicle as the subject (a car, bus, or lorry slushes a person). Not used in formal writing.
2. To walk through slush, pushing forward step by step as your feet sink into the w
涉雪前進
在融化的雪泥中吃力地行走
To walk through slush, pushing forward step by step as your feet sink into the wet, melting snow.
Ramón slushed across the car park, his trousers soaked to the knees with icy water.
Ramón 涉雪走過停車場，褲管被冰冷的水浸到膝蓋高。
slush + across + place
We slushed home from school, laughing every time someone slipped on the ice beneath.
我們從學校涉雪回家，每當有人踩到下面的冰層滑倒，大家就哈哈大笑。
Maeve slushed her way to the letter box, leaving deep, watery footprints behind.
Maeve 涉雪走到信箱旁，身後留下一串深深的泥水腳印。
The walkers slushed along the woodland path as the afternoon sun turned the snow soft and wet.
午後的陽光把雪曬得又軟又濕，健行者們沿著林間小徑涉雪前進。
文法句型
slush + through/across + place
slush one's way
用法筆記
Rare. Most speakers would simply say 'wade through slush' rather than use the verb 'slush'. Found mainly in literary or descriptive writing.
3. To make a soft, wet splashing or squelching noise — the sound of feet, wheels, o
啪嗒作響
踩在雪泥上發出濕軟的濺水聲
To make a soft, wet splashing or squelching noise — the sound of feet, wheels, or anything moving through watery snow or mud.
Allison's boots slushed with every step as she crossed the melting field.
Allison 穿過正在融化的田野時，每走一步靴子就啪嗒作響。
intransitive: [feet/boots] + slush
The bicycle wheels slushed through the grey water at the edge of the lane.
腳踏車輪子壓過車道邊緣的灰色積水，發出啪嗒啪嗒的聲音。
We heard snow slushing under the tyres as the car pulled into the drive.
車子駛進車道時，我們聽到雪在輪胎下啪嗒作響。
Brian's feet slushed loudly in the dark, so everyone knew exactly where he was.
Brian 的腳步在黑暗中大聲啪嗒響，所以每個人都知道他在哪裡。
文法句型
something + slushes
slush + under + something
用法筆記
Rare and literary. In everyday speech, people use 'squelch' or simply describe the sound ('I could hear the slush under my boots').