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Slip through the cracks

🇬🇧 UK //slɪp θruː ðə kræks// 🇺🇸 US //slɪp θru ðə kræks//

Slip through the cracks 的意思

To be unintentionally neglected or overlooked.

In simple words: To be missed or overlooked.

Slip through the cracks 例句

• Some important emails can easily slip through the cracks if you don’t check your inbox regularly.
• In a big project, smaller details might slip through the cracks and cause issues later.
• I often feel that my contributions slip through the cracks during team meetings.
• After the large turnover of staff, several tasks slipped through the cracks and weren’t completed.
• If we don’t have regular check-ins, important tasks might slip through the cracks.

如何使用 Slip through the cracks

Use this idiom to describe situations where something important is ignored or forgotten. It is appropriate in both casual and formal conversations.

Grammar pattern

standalone idiom

Memory hint

Picture a small object falling into a crack in the ground and disappearing.

相关单词

Collocations with Slip through the cracks

• slip through the cracks of
• let slip through the cracks
• not let slip through the cracks

Synonyms for Slip through the cracks

• be overlooked
• be missed
• be forgotten
• go unnoticed
• escape attention

Common mistakes with Slip through the cracks

• Misusing the phrase by not using it to describe neglect or oversight.
• Confusing it with 'fall through the cracks', which has a similar but slightly different meaning.

关于 "Slip through the cracks" 的常见问题

"Slip through the cracks" 是什么意思？

To be missed or overlooked.

"Slip through the cracks" 的定义是什么？

To be unintentionally neglected or overlooked.

如何在句子中使用 "Slip through the cracks"？

Some important emails can easily slip through the cracks if you don’t check your inbox regularly.

能再举一个 "Slip through the cracks" 的例子吗？

In a big project, smaller details might slip through the cracks and cause issues later.

"Slip through the cracks" 的近义词有哪些？

常见的替代说法包括 be overlooked, be missed, be forgotten, go unnoticed, escape attention。

哪些词和 "Slip through the cracks" 搭配？

它常与 slip through the cracks of, let slip through the cracks, not let slip through the cracks 搭配。

使用 "Slip through the cracks" 时常见的错误有哪些？

Misusing the phrase by not using it to describe neglect or oversight. Confusing it with 'fall through the cracks', which has a similar but slightly different meaning.

"Slip through the cracks" 怎么发音？

US: //slɪp θru ðə kræks//, UK: //slɪp θruː ðə kræks//。点击上方音频，听母语者的发音。

什么时候该用 "Slip through the cracks"？

Use this idiom to describe situations where something important is ignored or forgotten. It is appropriate in both casual and formal conversations.