/slaɪd ||; slaɪd/noun[C] 1 a small piece of glass that you put sth on when you want to examine it under a MICROSCOPE (= a piece of equipment that makes things appear much bigger) （显微镜的）承物玻璃片 ☞picture at laboratory 见laboratory插图
2 a large toy consisting of a ladder and a long piece of metal, plastic, etc. Children climb up the ladder then slide down the other part. 滑梯 ☞picture at swing 见swing插图
3 a continuous slow fall, for example of prices, values, levels, etc （价钱、价值、水平等）滑落
4 a small piece of photographic film in a plastic or cardboard frame 幻灯片 ☞Look at transparency. 参看transparency。