slot¹ ◙ noun 1. a long, narrow aperture or slit in a machine for something to be inserted • （尤指机器上供插入某物所用的）狭长孔；狭缝 »he slid a coin into the slot of the jukebox. 他把一枚硬币投进自动点唱机投币口。 a groove or channel into which something fits or in which something works, such as one in the head of a screw • 槽沟；狭槽 2. an allotted place in an arrangement or scheme such as a broadcasting schedule • （安排好的）空位；（广播节目的）一档 »a late-night television slot. 一档深夜电视节目。 »landing slots at Heathrow airport. 希思罗机场的降落空位。 ◙ (slotted, slotting) 1. [with obj. and adverbial of direction] place (something) into a long, narrow aperture • 把…放入狭长孔（或狭缝、狭槽） »he slotted a cassette into the tape machine. 他把磁带插入录音机里。 »the plates come in sections that can be slotted together. 金属板是分块形式的，但可经拼缝连在一起。 [no obj.] be placed or able to be placed into such an aperture • 被放入狭长孔（或狭缝、狭槽） »the processors will slot into a personal computer. 处理器将插入个人电脑里。 [Brit. informal] (of a soccer player) score (a goal) with a precise shot • [英，非正式] （足球运动员）准确射门入球 »he slotted in the opening goal. 他准确地射入开赛后的第一球。 [no obj.] (slot in/into)(of a person) fit easily into (a new role or situation) • （人）容易适应（新环境，职位） »employers look for someone who will slot into the office culture. 雇主们寻找一个能适应办公室文化的人。
【派生】
♦ slotted adjective
【语源】
1. late Middle English (in the sense 'slight depression running down the middle of the chest', surviving as a Scots term): from Old French esclot, of obscure originslot² ◙ noun 1. [常作 slots] the track of a deer, visible as slotted footprints in soft ground • （在软质地面上清晰可辨的）鹿的足迹
【语源】
1. late 16th cent.: from Old French esclot 'hoofprint of a horse', probably from Old Norse slóth 'trail'; compare with sleuth