slash
verb
noun
slæʃ verb
1 to cut or try to cut something violently with a knife, sword etc 〔用刀、剑等〕猛削,劈,砍 I,T always + adv/prep
Someone had slashed the tires.
有人把轮胎割破了。
[+ at/through ]
The leopard’s claws slashed through soft flesh.
豹的爪子切入柔软的肉里。
2 to greatly reduce an amount, price etc – used especially in newspapers and advertising 大幅度削减〔数量、价格等; 尤用于报纸及广告中〕; T
The workforce has been slashed by 50%.
劳动力已削减了 50%。
3
slash your wrists
to cut the VEINS in your wrists with the intention of killing yourself 割腕(自杀)
noun
4 a quick movement that you make with a knife, sword etc in order to cut someone or something 〔用刀、剑等的〕砍,劈,猛削
5
slash mark
also 又作 a line (/) used in writing to separate words, numbers, or letters 斜线符号〔用以分隔单词、数字或字母〕
6 a long narrow cut in something 长条状切口 (裂口 );
Cut several slashes across the top of the loaf before baking.
面包烘烤前在上面切几道口子。
7
have/take a slash
to URINATE [英,口,不礼貌] 撒尿 BrE spoken not polite