单词 | sliver |
释义 | sliver (slɪvəʳ ) Word forms: slivers countable noun A sliver of something is a small thin piece or amount of it. Not a sliver of glass remains where the windows were. [+ of] There was only one sliver of light in the darkness. Synonyms: shred, fragment, splinter, slip Collocations: thin sliver Cut a thin sliver off the bases so the pears stand upright. Times, Sunday Times He describes it 'not as an infinitely thin sliver of time but as a moment in which times present, past and future overlap'. Times, Sunday Times Only a thin sliver of the elite would dream of attending university. Times, Sunday Times I prefer that thin sliver of optimism to the grim vision of the doom-mongers. Times, Sunday Times Once the meat has rested for at least 5 minutes, slice it into thin slivers and arrange on a platter. Times, Sunday Times I wish more modern sporting robots had even a tiny sliver of his charisma and humanity. The Sun A fair chunk of blue, some yellow, perhaps a tiny sliver of tan. Times, Sunday Times I bring a tiny sliver of good news in these turbulent times. Times, Sunday Times Melt a tiny sliver of butter in the pan, then add a ladleful (about 60ml) of pancake batter. Times, Sunday Times Consists of a tiny sliver of the western part of the county. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 细片 Japanese: 細長いもの |
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