glide
/glaɪd; ɡlaɪd/ v[I, Ipr, Ip]
1 move along smoothly and continuously 滑行; 滑动; 滑翔
So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide. 那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞, 宛如滑翔.
skiers gliding across the snow 穿越雪地滑行的滑雪人
a snake gliding along the ground 在地上蜿蜒滑行的蛇
Silently the boat glided past. 那船悄然滑行而过.
She glided by unnoticed. 她悄悄地溜过.
(fig 比喻) The days just glided by. 时光悄悄地流逝.
2 fly without engine power (either in a glider or in an aeroplane with engine failure) （滑翔机或飞机发动机有故障时）滑行, 滑翔
The pilot managed to glide down to a safe landing. 驾驶员设法使飞机滑行下降安全著陆. glide, n
(a) [sing] gliding movement 滑行; 滑动; 滑翔
the graceful glide of a skater 滑冰者优美的滑行动作.
(b) [C] (phonetics 语音) gradual change of a speech sound made by moving (esp) the tongue from one position to another 音渡; 过渡音
a palatal glide 颚音的音渡.