► 動詞
滑る [(2)すべる] meaning: slip rank: 1
☆ 彼は滑って転んだ ⇨ He slipped and fell
☆ 道が凍っていて滑りやすい ⇨ The road is frozen and slippery
滑る [(2)すべる] [coll] meaning: fail rank: 2
☆ 彼はまた司法試験に滑った ⇨ He failed the bar exam again (☛ Fail to pass a certification or qualification exam)
滑り込む [(4)すべりこむ] meaning: slide rank: 3
☆ 彼は三塁に滑り込んだ ⇨ He slid into the third base
► 成句
滑り込み [すべりこみ] [滑り込みセーフ] meaning: slide rank: 3
☆ 最終期限に滑り込みセーフだった ⇨ I barely made the final deadline (as if slid into a baseball base) (☛ From baseball. Slide into a base and be safe)
► 名詞
滑り止め [すべりどめ] meaning: safe rank: 4
☆ 滑り止めで受けた大学 ⇨ The college I applied as a safe bet (so I will be accepted by at least one college) (☛ Literally “slide stopper”. A safe option to prevent a complete failure)
► 形容動詞
滑らか [(2)なめらか] meaning: smooth rank: 2
☆ 彼女の滑らかな歌声 ⇨ Her smooth singing voice
☆ 滑らかな曲線 ⇨ A smooth curve (☛ Usually refers to physical smoothness and not used figuratively)