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单词 sliver
释义
sliversliv‧er /ˈslɪvə $ -ər/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsliver
Origin:
1300-1400 slive ‘to cut off thinly’ (11-19 centuries), from Old English slifan
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • slivers of broken glass
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Another somewhat larger sliver of flesh, the lancelet, also has one.
  • Cut the remaining butter into slivers and stir into the rice with the grated Parmesan cheese.
  • Half dark, half light, the slivers were projections of the moon making its way across the face of the sun.
  • He carefully places the sliver into a miniature vise.
  • He drew the sliver of light across that limb of the hydra as if slicing cheese.
  • Here and there, a buried sliver of wood juts up, like a bayonet from a battlefield.
  • I opened my eyes and through the cabin window saw the sliver of the moon just over the horizon.
  • The man in the room withdrew his arm and shook it free of slivers before turning the gun around ready for use.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· She shows me the marrow, which looks like thick dark blood, and the tiny sliver of bone she has removed.· In fact, the paper guaranteed just a tiny sliver of the pensions.· While those numbers may seem impressive, they are in fact but a tiny sliver of overall retail sales.
a small pointed or thin piece that has been cut or broken off somethingsliver of a sliver of glass a sliver of cake
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