slice

slice
noun
  1. a thin, broad piece of food, such as bread, meat, or cake, cut from a larger portion
    (切下的)薄片
    four slices of bread.
    四片面包。
    potato slices.
    土豆片。
    ■a portion or share of something
    部分;份
    local authorities control a huge slice of public spending.
    地方当局控制着公共支出中很大一部分。
  2. (Golf)a stroke which makes the ball curve away to the right (for a left-handed player, the left), typically inadvertently
    (高尔夫)侧旋转,侧曲线球
    ■(in other sports) a shot or stroke made with glancing contact so that the ball travels forward spinning
    (其他体育项目中的)斜切打;削球
  3. a utensil with a broad, flat blade for lifting foods such as cake and fish
    锅铲
verb
[with obj.]
  1. cut (something, especially food) into slices
    把…切成(薄)片
    slice the onion into rings.
    把洋葱切成一圈一圈的。
    [as adj. sliced]a sliced loaf.
    切片面包。
    ■(slice something off/from)cut something or a piece of something off or from (something larger), typically with one clean cut
    (尤指干净利落地)切,削
    he sliced a corner from a fried egg.
    他从煎鸡蛋上切下一个角。
    he sliced 70 seconds off the record.
    他比纪录快了70秒。
    ■cut with or as if with a sharp implement
    切开;划破
    the bomber's wings were slicing the air with some efficiency.
    轰炸机机翼快速划破长空。
    [noobj.]the blade sliced into his palm.
    刀片划破了他的手掌。
    ■[noobj., withadverbial of direction]move easily and quickly
    轻松快捷地移动
    Grimsby sliced through Swindon's defence.
    格林姆斯比轻松突破斯温顿的防线。
  2. (Golf)strike (the ball) or play (a stroke) so that the ball curves away to the right (for a left-handed player, the left), typically inadvertently
    (高尔夫)打右(或左)曲线球
    ■(in other sports) propel (the ball) with a glancing contact so that it travels forward spinning
    (其他体育项目)削球;斜切球
    Evans went and sliced a corner into his own net.
    埃文斯迎上去一脚让角球斜飞入己方网内。
常用词组
a slice of the action
  1. 见piece 条 a piece of the action
slice of life
  1. a realistic representation of everyday experience in a film, play, or book
    (电影、戏剧或书中)现实生活的真实片断
派生
sliceable
adjective
slicer
noun
  1. [often in combination]a bacon-slicer.
    火腿切片机。
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'fragment, splinter'): shortening of Old French esclice 'splinter', from the verb esclicier, of Germanic origin; related to German schleissen 'to slice', also to slit
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