名词

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1. (机器或容器上的)狭缝，狭孔
A slot is a narrow opening in a machine or container, for example a hole that you put coins in to make a machine work.

2. (把…)插(入)，放(入)
If you slot something into something else, or if it slots into it, you put it into a space where it fits.

3. (时间表、计划中的)时段，位置
A slot in a schedule or scheme is a place in it where an activity can take place.

1. a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)

e.g. he put a quarter in the slot

2. a slot machine that is used for gambling

e.g. they spend hours and hours just playing the slots

Synonym: one-armed bandit

3. (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board

e.g. the PC had three slots for additional memory

Synonym: expansion slot

4. a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable

e.g. he developed a version of slot grammar

5. the trail of an animal (especially a deer)

e.g. he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees

6. a position in a hierarchy or organization

e.g. Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks
she beat some tough competition for the number one slot

7. a time assigned on a schedule or agenda

e.g. the TV program has a new time slot
an aircraft landing slot

Synonym: time slot