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 slating
 石板瓦,蓋石板瓦,叱責

 Slate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slated; p. pr. & vb. n. Slating.]
 1. To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe.
 2. To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment. [Polit. Cant]

 Slat·ing, n.
 1. The act of covering with slate, slates, or a substance resembling slate; the work of a slater.
 2. Slates, collectively; also, material for slating.
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 slating
      n 1: thin layers of rock used for roofing [syn: slate]
      2: a severely critical attack; "the reviewers gave his book a
         sound slating"
      3: the act of laying slates for a roof