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► tiny · 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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