从英文原意讲,slipper是指在家里穿的宽松的软鞋、拖鞋,包括人字拖、浴室拖鞋、包裹性较强的绒布拖鞋等;sandal是指在温暖的天气里户外穿着的轻便鞋、凉鞋,鞋子不是实心的,在脚上有鞋带子束缚。
柯林斯词典的英文解释为:
1、Slippers?are?loose, soft shoes that you wear at?home.
2、Sandals?are light shoes that you?wear?in?warm?weather, which have straps?instead?of a?solid?part over the?top?of your foot.
下图中,上半部分是slipper的示意图,下半部分是sandal的示意图。
单词英汉释义:
1、slipper
英 ['sl?p?]美 ['sl?p?]
n.?拖鞋
vt.?用拖鞋打
例句
His father meted out punish-ment with a slipper.
他父亲用一只拖鞋进行惩罚。
I rescued the remains of my slipper from the dog.
我从那狗的口中夺回了我拖鞋的残留部分。
2、sandal
英 ['s?nd(?)l]美 ['s?ndl]
n.?凉鞋;檀香;檀香木;便鞋
n.?(Sandal)人名;(土、挪、塞、瑞典)桑达尔
例句
Can you fix my broken sandal?
我凉鞋坏了,你能给修修吗?
Rosewood is classified into two sandal wood and padauk wood.
红木分为酸枝和花梨木两大类。