slip by

基本解釋

Whether we like it or not, days bleed into one another and weeks slip by quickly.
不管我們喜歡與否，從一天到另一天，幾個(gè)星期一下子就過(guò)去了。
It means that chief executives at state corporations could have their real salaries cut in half, and even cleaners and drivers will see their earnings slip by 4%.
這意味著國(guó)企主要行政人員的實(shí)際工資將被減去一半，甚至清潔大嬸和司機(jī)大哥也看到了他們的薪酬將會(huì)下滑百分之四。
One estimate quoted by his study suggests that, if real wages in Mexico slip by 10%, American authorities should brace themselves for a 6.4-8.7% rise in attempted illegal immigration.
一個(gè)被他引用的估計(jì)指出，如果在墨西哥實(shí)際收入下滑10%，美國(guó)當(dāng)局應(yīng)該做好應(yīng)付非法移民增加6.4-8.7%的準(zhǔn)備。

There are different kinds of faults. In this case,the damage was caused by movement of a "strike-slip fault."

Result: Plausible risks tend to slip by us while more remote eventualities get all the attention.
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If the Chabrow report is right, the schedule will probably slip by at least four months.
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