slate² v 1AmE 【美】 be slated to be going to do or be something, or to have had something arranged to be done to you 被定好，被安排好: Manley is slated to become the next principal. 曼利已被选定当下一任校长。 2 [T] BrE to criticize someone or something severely 【英】 严厉批评，猛烈抨击: Leconte's latest film has been slated by the critics. 勒孔特的最新影片遭影评家痛批。