slash

slash
verb
  1. [with obj.]cut (something) with a violent sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword
    （尤指用刀或剑）砍，砍击（某物）
    a tyre was slashed on my car.
    我车的一个轮胎被划破了。
    they cut and slashed their way to the river.
    他们一路砍伐至河边。
    [no obj.]the man slashed at him with a sword.
    这个男子用剑朝他砍去。
    ■(informal)reduce (a price, quantity, etc.) greatly
    (非正式)大幅度削减（价格、数量等）
    the workforce has been slashed by 2,000.
    工人数量被大幅度削减了2,000人。
    ■(archaic)lash, whip, or thrash severely
    (古)鞭打，抽打
    ■(archaic)crack (a whip)
    (古)甩（鞭子）
    ■(archaic)criticize (someone or something) severely
    (古)痛斥
noun
  1. a cut made with a wide, sweeping stroke
    砍，劈
    the man took a mighty slash at his head with a large sword.
    这个人头上遭受重剑的严重砍击。
    ■a wound or gash made by such an action
    砍痕，刀伤
    he staggered over with a crimson slash across his temple.
    他踉踉跄跄地走过去，太阳穴上有一道深红色的砍痕。
    ■(figurative)a bright patch or flash of colour or light
    (喻)明亮的条纹（或色线）
    the foliage is handsome—yellow and gold with the odd slash of red.
    叶子是富丽的黄色和金色，带有奇怪的红色条纹。
  2. an oblique stroke (/) in print or writing, used between alternatives (e.g. and/or), in fractions (e.g. 3/4), in ratios (e.g. miles/day), or between separate elements of a text
    斜线号（即“/”）
    ■[as modifier]denoting or belonging to a genre of fiction, chiefly published in fanzines, in which any of various male pairings from the popular media is portrayed as having a homosexual relationship
    （多在发烧友杂志上发表的）同性恋小说的
  3. [in sing.](Brit. informal)an act of urinating
    (英，非正式)撒尿
  4. [mass noun](N. Amer.)debris resulting from the felling or destruction of trees
    (北美)残留枝桠
语源
  1. late Middle English: perhaps imitative, or from Old French esclachier 'break in pieces'. The noun dates from the late 16th cent
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