slash

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

Translation

v. (用利器)砍,劈;大量削減
n. (用刀等)砍,劈;斜槓
Word Forms
複數slashes
過去分詞slashed
過去式slashed
現在分詞slashing
第三人稱單數slashes

Phrases & Collocations

slash and burn

燒刀子

Example Sentences

slash a path through the underbrush.

從灌木叢中劈出一條路來

the betting is that the company will slash the dividend.

公司很可能會大幅減發股息。

a tyre was slashed on my car.

我車的一個輪胎被劃破了。

they cut and slashed their way to the river.

他們一路砍伐至河邊。

she wore slashed jeans.

她穿着開衩的牛仔褲。

a slashing magazine attack on her.

雜誌對她的猛烈攻擊。

slash the bark off the tree with a knife

用刀砍去樹的皮

slash prices for a clearance sale.

清倉大甩賣

Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.

不要那樣殘忍地鞭打你的馬。

he had his arm slashed open.

他的手臂被劃開了一條大口子。

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

這個人頭上遭受重劍的嚴重砍擊。

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

葉子是富麗的黃色和金色,帶有奇怪的紅色條紋。

her slash-and-burn campaigning style.

她那好勝而無情的競選風格。

We slashed through the dense jungle.

我們從茂密的叢林裏劈出了一條路

Real-world Examples

Airlines are slashing flights as demand disappears.

隨着需求的減少,航空公司正在削減航班。

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

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

這是達奈爾,他是我的助理兼哥哥,兼安排我生命所有事務的人。

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

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

編劇兼酒保兼,再過一個月就得住在車裏的人。

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

It's my regular restaurant slash lounge bar.

它是我常去的餐館兼酒吧。

Source: IELTS Speaking Band 9 Sample Answer

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

在我的腦海中,我在想油酥千層糕,或者薩莫薩三角餃,再或者魚餡餅。

Source: Gourmet Base

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

我們需要研究在不降低生活水平的前提下減少工作時間的方法。

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

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

政府還削減了一項保護消費者免受能源價格上漲影響的計劃。

Source: Financial Times

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

今天,我們將兒童的感染率減少了一半。”

Source: VOA Standard December 2014 Collection

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

哈利繼續使勁揮舞着魔杖,大聲喊道:“神鋒無影!神鋒無影!”

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Many retailers began slashing prices last Monday.

許多零售商從上週一便開始大幅降價。

Source: NPR News December 2013 Compilation

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