英语词汇“slash”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

slashverb

uk/slæʃ/us/slæʃ/

[ I or T ] to cut with a sharp blade using a quick, strong movement:

The museum was broken into last night and several paintings were slashed.

She tried to commit suicide by slashing her wrists.

We had to slash (our way) through the long grass to clear a path.

[ T ] informal to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs:

Prices have been slashed by 50 percent!

More examples

On one car all the tyres had been slashed.
His throat had been slashed.
He was slashed across the chest three times and stabbed.
Since 1993 the company has cut 65,000 jobs and slashed costs by £3 billion.
The budget has since been slashed.

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Cutting and stabbing

abrasion
bayonet
carve
carving
chisel
chop
cut sth down
laceration
lance
mow
nick
notch
saw sth down
scratch
slice
spike
transfix
trim
whittle
woodcarving

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Becoming and making smaller or less

slashnoun

uk/slæʃ/us/slæʃ/

slash noun (PUNCTUATION)

B2 [ C ] UK also oblique (stroke) the symbol / used in writing to separate letters, numbers, or words:

You often write a slash between alternatives, for example, "and/or".

See also

backslash

forward slash

spoken [ C ] UK also oblique (stroke) used to mean "or", or to show that something has two uses:

The room functions as a guest bedroom slash study.

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Punctuation

ampersand
asterisk
capitalize
caron
cedilla
dash
ditto
grave (accent)
guillemet
hyphen
hyphenate
lower case
parentheses
period
punctuation
punctuation mark
question mark
quotation marks
tilde
upper case

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slash noun (CUT)

a long, deep cut

[ C ] a fast, long movement to hit something:

Ben took a wild slash at the ball and luckily managed to hit it.

[ C ] a decorative opening in a piece of clothing, often with a different colour showing through it:

My new dress is pale blue, with a dark blue slash in the sleeves.

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Cutting and stabbing

abrasion
bayonet
carve
carving
chisel
chop
cut sth down
laceration
lance
mow
nick
notch
saw sth down
scratch
slice
spike
transfix
trim
whittle
woodcarving

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Hitting and beating

Parts of clothes

slash noun (TOILET)

[ S ] UK slang the act of going to the toilet and urinating

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Animal physiology: urine & urinating

accident
bathroom
be caught/taken short idiom
diuretic
go to the bathroom idiom
leak
micturition
pass
pass water idiom
spend
take a leak/have a leak idiom
tinkle
urethra
urethral
uric
urinate
urination
waterworks
wee
wet your pants idiom

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单词	slash
释义	Contents verb (1) slash (1) noun (3) slash (PUNCTUATION) slash (CUT) slash (TOILET) Contents verb (2) slash (REDUCE) slash (CUT) noun (2) slash (SLOPING LINE) slash (REDUCTION) Contents verb (1) slash (1) noun (1) slash (1) English American Business slashverb uk/slæʃ/us/slæʃ/ [ I or T ] to cut with a sharp blade using a quick, strong movement: The museum was broken into last night and several paintings were slashed. She tried to commit suicide by slashing her wrists. We had to slash (our way) through the long grass to clear a path. [ T ] informal to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs: Prices have been slashed by 50 percent! More examples On one car all the tyres had been slashed. His throat had been slashed. He was slashed across the chest three times and stabbed. Since 1993 the company has cut 65,000 jobs and slashed costs by £3 billion. The budget has since been slashed. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Cutting and stabbing abrasion bayonet carve carving chisel chop *cut sth* down laceration lance mow nick notch saw sth down scratch slice spike transfix trim whittle woodcarving See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming and making smaller or less slashnoun uk/slæʃ/us/slæʃ/ slash noun (PUNCTUATION) B2 [ C ] UK also oblique (stroke) the symbol / used in writing to separate letters, numbers, or words: You often write a slash between alternatives, for example, "and/or". See also backslash forward slash spoken [ C ] UK also oblique (stroke) used to mean "or", or to show that something has two uses: The room functions as a guest bedroom slash study. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Punctuation ampersand asterisk capitalize caron cedilla dash ditto grave (accent) guillemet hyphen hyphenate lower case parentheses period punctuation punctuation mark question mark quotation marks tilde upper case See more results » slash noun (CUT) a long, deep cut [ C ] a fast, long movement to hit something: Ben took a wild slash at the ball and luckily managed to hit it. [ C ] a decorative opening in a piece of clothing, often with a different colour showing through it: My new dress is pale blue, with a dark blue slash in the sleeves. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Cutting and stabbing abrasion bayonet carve carving chisel chop cut sth down laceration lance mow nick notch saw sth down scratch slice spike transfix trim whittle woodcarving See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Hitting and beating Parts of clothes slash noun (TOILET) [ S ] UK slang the act of going to the toilet and urinating Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Animal physiology: urine & urinating accident bathroom be caught/taken short idiom diuretic go to the bathroom idiom leak micturition pass pass water idiom spend take a leak/have a leak idiom tinkle urethra urethral uric urinate urination waterworks wee wet your pants idiom See more results » slashverb us/slæʃ/ slash verb (REDUCE) [ T ] to reduce an amount by a lot: Airfares have been slashed on most domestic routes. slash verb (CUT) [ I/T ] to cut someone or something with a sharp blade in a quick, swinging action: [ I ] Arauz slashed through brush with a machete. slashnoun [ C ] us/slæʃ/ slash noun [ C ] (SLOPING LINE) a mark in the form of a sloping line (/), used in signs to mean not permitted, and to separate numbers or words: The no-parking sign had a red slash through a picture of a car. Fractions are often written with slashes, for example 2/3. slash noun [ C ] (REDUCTION) a large reduction in an amount: a slash in prices slashverb [ T ] uk/slæʃ/usCOMMERCE to reduce the number or level of something by a large amount suddenly: American businesses slashed 200,000 jobs in September. slash prices/costs/rates slash sth from sth The retail giant is slashing €65m from prices. slashnoun [ C ] uk/slæʃ/us the symbol (/), used to show a range of possibilities, or between the two numbers of a fraction: The address for this web page starts with http: and two slashes. Two thirds is written as 2 slash 3. Compare** backslash forward slash
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slashverb

slashnoun

slash noun (PUNCTUATION)

slash noun (CUT)

slash noun (TOILET)

slashverb

slash verb (REDUCE)

slash verb (CUT)

slashnoun [ C ]

slash noun [ C ] (SLOPING LINE)

slash noun [ C ] (REDUCTION)

slashverb [ T ]

slashnoun [ C ]

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