Old English slincan "to creep, crawl" (of reptiles), from Proto-Germanic *slinkan (cognates: Swedish slinka "to glide," Dutch slinken "to shrink, shrivel;" related to sling (v.)). Of persons, attested from late 14c. Related: Slinked; slinking.
例文
1. John was trying to slink into the house by the back door.
ジョンは裏口から家に忍び込もうとした。
2.He decided that he couldn 'tjust slink away,so he went and sat next to his wife.
彼はこっそり抜け出せないと決め、妻のそばに行って座った。
3.Don 't slink away without apologising.
謝らずにこっそり抜け出すな.
4.Should she slink around as if she disgraced herself?
彼女は悪いことをしたかのように一日中隠れていなければならないのだろうか。
5.At the office,they slink into hallways,bathrooms,and stairwells.