slot

英 [slɒt]

美 [slɑːt]

n. (投放或插入东西的)窄缝，扁口; (名单、日程安排或广播节目表中的)位置，时间，机会
v. 投放; 插入; (被)塞进; (被)装入

复数：slots　过去分词：slotted　过去式：slotted　第三人称单数：slots　现在分词：slotting　

Collins.2 / BNC.5604 / COCA.4842

短语用例

slot sb/sth↔in

为…安排时间（或提供机会）；安置
to manage to find a position, a time or an opportunity for sb/sth
1. to put some coins in the slot
  往投币口中塞几个硬币

fall/slot into place

明朗化；清晰；理出头绪
if sth complicated or difficult to understand falls or slots into place , it becomes organized or clear in your mind

noun

（投放或插入东西的）窄缝，扁口
a long narrow opening, into which you put or fit sth
1. to put some coins in the slot
  往投币口中塞几个硬币
（名单、日程安排或广播节目表中的）位置，时间，机会
a position, a time or an opportunity for sb/sth, for example in a list, a programme of events or a series of broadcasts
1. He has a regular slot on the late-night programme.
  他在深夜节目中有一档固定栏目。
2. Their album has occupied the Number One slot for the past six weeks.
  他们的唱片在最近六周占据排行榜首位。
3. the airport's take-off and landing slots
  机场的起飞降落时间表

verb

N-COUNT (机器或容器上的)狭缝，狭孔
Aslotis a narrow opening in a machine or container, for example a hole that you put coins in to make a machine work.
1. He dropped a coin into the slot and dialed.
  他往投币孔里投了一枚硬币，然后拨了电话。
V-ERG (把…)插(入)，放(入)
If youslotsomething into something else, or if itslotsinto it, you put it into a space where it fits.
1. He was slotting a CD into a CD player...
  他正把一张 CD 放入 CD 机中。
2. The car seat belt slotted into place easily...
  汽车坐椅安全带很容易扣上。
3. She slotted in a fresh filter.
  她放进了一张新的滤纸。
N-COUNT (时间表、计划中的)时段，位置
Aslotin a schedule or scheme is a place in it where an activity can take place.
1. Visitors can book a time slot a week or more in advance...
  来访者可以提前一周或更早预约一个时间。
2. The first episode occupies a peak evening viewing slot.
  第一集占据了傍晚的一个黄金收视时段。

noun

a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
1. he put a quarter in the slot
a slot machine that is used for gambling
1. they spend hours and hours just playing the slots
Synonym:one-armed bandit
(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board
1. the PC had three slots for additional memory
Synonym:expansion slot
a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
1. he developed a version of slot grammar
the trail of an animal (especially a deer)
1. he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees
a position in a hierarchy or organization
1. Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks
2. she beat some tough competition for the number one slot
a time assigned on a schedule or agenda
1. the TV program has a new time slot
2. an aircraft landing slot
Synonym:time slot

verb

This paper analyzes on the reasons of the compensation ropes jumping from slot, and advances some preventive measures.
对补偿绳脱槽的原因进行了分析，并有针对性地提出了预防措施。
She slotted in a fresh filter.
她放进了一张新的滤纸。
LISA: I can take it then. I have that time slot free.
丽莎：我可以修了。我那段时间有空。
90 per cent of listeners had stayed with the programme when it changed its time slot.
节目改变播送时段后，90%的听众依然继续收听。
He dropped a coin into the slot and dialed.
他往投币孔里投了一枚硬币，然后拨了电话。
The network model effectively solves the problem of transmission direction as assigning time slot.
该网络模型有效解决了分配时隙时节点的传输方向性问题。
And the guy that made this, he made a slot machine out of Lego.
做这个的人，他拿乐高做了个投币自动售货机。
By using a credential vault slot, you can set up a username and password combination.
通过使用凭证保险库槽，您可以设置用户名和密码组合。
The car seat belt slotted into place easily
汽车坐椅安全带很容易扣上。
Objects in Self have a parent object and slots that contain other objects or methods.
Self中的对象都有一个父对象以及包含其他对象或方法的slot。