slash

[US]/slæʃ/
[UK]/slæʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. (用利器)砍,劈;大量削减
n. (用刀等)砍,劈;斜杠
Word Forms
复数slashes
过去分词slashed
过去式slashed
现在分词slashing
第三人称单数slashes

Phrases & Collocations

slash and burn

烧刀子

Example Sentences

slash a path through the underbrush.

从灌木丛中劈出一条路来

the betting is that the company will slash the dividend.

公司很可能会大幅减发股息。

a tyre was slashed on my car.

我车的一个轮胎被划破了。

they cut and slashed their way to the river.

他们一路砍伐至河边。

she wore slashed jeans.

她穿着开衩的牛仔裤。

a slashing magazine attack on her.

杂志对她的猛烈攻击。

slash the bark off the tree with a knife

用刀砍去树的皮

slash prices for a clearance sale.

清仓大甩卖

Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.

不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。

he had his arm slashed open.

他的手臂被划开了一条大口子。

the man took a mighty slash at his head with a large sword.

这个人头上遭受重剑的严重砍击。

the foliage is handsome—yellow and gold with the odd slash of red.

叶子是富丽的黄色和金色,带有奇怪的红色条纹。

her slash-and-burn campaigning style.

她那好胜而无情的竞选风格。

We slashed through the dense jungle.

我们从茂密的丛林里劈出了一条路

Real-world Examples

Airlines are slashing flights as demand disappears.

随着需求的减少,航空公司正在削减航班。

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

This is Darnell, he's my assistant slash brother slash everything, organizer of my life.

这是达奈尔,他是我的助理兼哥哥,兼安排我生命所有事务的人。

Source: 73 Quick Questions and Answers with Celebrities (Bilingual Selection)

Well, screenwriter, slash bartender, slash, a month away from living in my car.

编剧兼酒保兼,再过一个月就得住在车里的人。

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

It's my regular restaurant slash lounge bar.

它是我常去的餐馆兼酒吧。

Source: IELTS Speaking Band 9 Sample Answer

In my head I now have a Millefeuille slash Samosa slash fish pie.

在我的脑海中,我在想油酥千层糕,或者萨莫萨三角饺,再或者鱼馅饼。

Source: Gourmet Base

We need to look at ways of cutting the working week without slashing living standards.

我们需要研究在不降低生活水平的前提下减少工作时间的方法。

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

The government is also slashing a plan to protect consumers from rising energy prices.

政府还削减了一项保护消费者免受能源价格上涨影响的计划。

Source: Financial Times

Today, we’ve slashed new infections among children in half.”

今天,我们将儿童的感染率减少了一半。”

Source: VOA Standard December 2014 Collection

Still slashing at the air with his wand, Harry yelled, “Sectumsempra! SECTUMSEMPRA! ”

哈利继续使劲挥舞着魔杖,大声喊道:“神锋无影!神锋无影!”

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Many retailers began slashing prices last Monday.

许多零售商从上周一便开始大幅降价。

Source: NPR News December 2013 Compilation

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