Definition
- C2
to depart in a stealthy manner
悄悄地离开
I slipped away quietly at the end of the party to avoid disturbing anyone.
我在派对结束时悄悄离开，以免打扰任何人。
They slipped away at midnight without anyone noticing.
他们在午夜时分悄悄离开，没有被任何人注意到。
When the police approached, she chose to slip away from the house.
当警察靠近时，她选择从房子里悄悄离开。
- C2
If a duration of time slips away, it progresses swiftly.
（时间）迅速地流逝
The vacation went by so quickly; it felt like time was slipping away.
假期过得很快；感觉时间在迅速流逝。
The time from when the children were born to their adulthood always seems to slip away so swiftly.
从孩子们出生到他们成年的时间似乎总是过得飞快。
During hectic work weeks, time often slips away unnoticed.
在忙碌的工作周中，时间常常在不知不觉中流逝。
- C2
If a person's power or the chance of winning or achieving something slips away, it vanishes.
（权力、能力或机会）消逝
The opportunity he faced slipped away without him realizing it.
他面对的机会在他没有意识到的情况下消逝了。
Over time, the old man's abilities slipped away slowly.
随着时间的推移，老人的能力慢慢消逝了。
In a competition, if you don’t give your all, your chance of winning may slip away.
在比赛中，如果你不全力以赴，你获胜的机会可能会消逝。