Old English glidan "move along smoothly and easily; glide away, vanish; slip, slide" (class I strong verb, past tense glad, past participle gliden), from Proto-Germanic *glidon "to glide" (cognates: Old Saxon glidan, Old Frisian glida, Old High German glitan, German gleiten), probably part of the large group of Germanic words in gl- involving notions of "smooth; shining; joyful" (see glad (adj.)). Related: Glided; gliding. Strong past tense form glid persisted into 20c.
glide (n.)
1580s, from glide (v.). From 1835 as a term in music; from 1889 as a step in dancing or a type of dance.
实用例句
1. Waiters glide between tightly packed tables bearing trays of pasta.
侍者们端着一盘盘意大利面在拥挤的餐桌之间自如穿行。
来自辞典例句
2. We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.
我们噤若寒蝉地站着,眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去.
来自辞典例句
3. So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.
