slice

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slice1 /slaɪs/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]  1  DFPIECEa thin flat piece of food cut from a larger piece 片，薄片，切片slice of a slice of bread 一片面包 pizza slices 比萨块thin/thick slice a thin slice of ham 一薄片火腿 Cut the tomatoes into slices. 把番茄切成片。► see thesaurus at piece →4  See picture of 见图 BREAD →5 see picture at 见图 piece12  PARTa part or share of something 〔指东西的〕份儿，部分slice of Everybody wants a slice of the profits. 这利润每个人都想分一杯羹。3. fish slice British EnglishDFU a kitchen tool used for lifting and serving pieces of food 锅铲 SYN American English spatula4. a way of hitting the ball in sports such as tennis or golf, that makes the ball go to one side with a spinning movement, rather than straight ahead 〔网球、高尔夫球等的〕削球，斜切球，侧旋球5. a slice of life REAL/NOT IMAGINARYa film, play, or book which shows life as it really is 反映现实生活的电影[戏剧，书]n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa thin sliceServe it with thin slices of bread and butter.a thick sliceCut the aubergine into thick slices.a large/big sliceHe was eating a large slice of chocolate cake.a small sliceShe politely accepted a small slice of pie.a generous slice (=thick or big)He cut Donald a generous slice of ham.verbscut a sliceHe cut another slice of bread.cut something into slicesCut the orange into thin slices.

Examples from the Corpus

slice• Spread the bread with the ginger and roll each slice up into a roll.• Place four slices of pear on top, then cover each one with a slice of cheese.• The beef was carved into slices so thin you could almost see through them.• Mitchell squirmed; blades of fever took short looping slices at his nervous system.• ''Would you like some more toast?'' ''Just one more slice, please.''• To serve, set several orange slices alongside a slice of chocolate cake.• I admired the thick slices of plum cake arranged on the plate.• Cut the roast into thin slices.• Traditionally, this cooling requirement has been accomplished using slices of solid carbon dioxide, better known as dry ice.• Up ahead, the lights and sounds of the road were a thin vertical slice of freedom.• Line 9-inch pie pan with 1 / 2 dough and arrange yam slices on it.Cut ... into slices• Cut whole lemons into slices, open-freeze on trays, then pack into polythene bags.• Pare fine strips of rind from the remaining lemons, and cut each lemon into slices.• Unmould the stuffing, cut it into slices and serve with the duck.• The lettuce was cut up into slices and had a mustard with small teeth inside it.

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slice2 ●●○ verb  1  [transitive] (also slice up)DCUT to cut meat, bread, vegetables etc into thin flat pieces 把…切成薄片 → chop Thinly slice the cucumbers. 把黄瓜切成薄片。 Slice up the onions and add them to the meat. 把洋葱切成片，然后加到肉里。 sliced ham 切片火腿► see thesaurus at cut2  [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition]CUT to cut something easily with one movement of a sharp knife or edge 〔干净利落地〕切开，割破slice into/through The blade’s so sharp it could slice through your finger. 这刀片锋利得很，一下就能割破你的手指。slice something in two/half Slice the eggs in two and arrange them on a serving dish. 把这些蛋切成两半后在餐盘上排好。3  [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]FAST/QUICK to move quickly and easily through something such as water or air 轻松迅速地划过〔水面等〕； 轻快地穿过〔空中等〕slice through/into The boat was slicing through the sparkling waves. 小船轻快地划过波光粼粼的水面。4  [transitive]DS to hit a ball, for example in tennis or golf, so that it spins sideways instead of moving straight forward 〔网球、高尔夫球等的〕削〔球〕，斜切〔球〕，打〔侧旋球〕 With an open goal in front of him, Wiltord sliced his shot wide of the left post. 面对空门，维尔托德一脚侧旋球，球从离左门柱很远的地方飞了出去。5  any way you slice it American English spokenNO MATTER WHAT/HOW MUCH ETC whatever way you choose to consider the situation 无论你怎样考虑这个问题 It’s the truth, any way you slice it. 不管你怎么想，这是事实。6 slice something ↔ off phrasal verb a) CUTto remove part of something by cutting it with one movement of a sharp knife or edge 〔一刀〕切下，割去 SYN cut off His knife had slipped and sliced off the top of his finger. 他的刀一滑，把他的指尖削掉了一块。b) to reduce a cost or total by a particular amount quickly and easily 大量降低，大幅度削减〔成本或总额〕slice something off something By using volunteers, we were able to slice £10,000 off the cost of the project. 通过使用志愿者，我们把这个项目的费用降低了一万英镑。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

slice• Allow the bread to cool for at least 45 minutes before slicing.• The bullets sliced the dummy in half.• One false feint to the groin, then up and round in a semi-arc to slice the enemy between helmet and hauberk.• The scalpel sliced the material more smoothly than butter.• Wash and slice the mushrooms.• Just before you toast the bread, halve, core and thinly slice the pear.• Slice the tomatoes about ¼ inch thick.• To serve, slice thinly and serve with cornichons and chutney.• We were up on the interstate again, slicing through the Louisiana countryside.• Rut the Europa took it in its stride, sucking itself to the tarmac and slicing through.slice something in two/half• The bullets sliced the dummy in half.• You are slicing the lemon in half.• Or some proctor who can slice some one in two without caring.slice through/into• He recognized each draught of icy air slicing through cracks in doors made invisible by crowding shadows.• Jets sliced through the air high above the Gulf.• Laser fire began to slice through the crippled purestrain.• We were up on the interstate again, slicing through the Louisiana countryside.• You slice through the work force like a hot knife through butter.• Cut the slices into three pieces.• St Paul was struck by his vision on the road that passed the small saw-mills, whining blades slicing through timber.• At the printing stage the four slightly different images are optically sliced into vertical lines.• Cool 10 to 15 minutes, then slice into wedges and serve.sliced ... shot• His shirt-tails flapping in the breeze, he faced the green at an angle of forty-five degrees and sliced every shot.• It's clearly destructive to your game if your attempt to gain distance instead results in sliced and topped shots.From Longman Business Dictionarysliceslice /slaɪs/ noun [countable] a part or share of somethingslice ofSales reps will get a slice of any catalogue sales to customers in their area.Origin slice1 (1400-1500) Old French esclice “thin piece broken off”, from esclicier “to splinter”

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slice¹ S3 /slaɪs/ noun [countable]
1. a thin flat piece of food cut from a larger piece
    slice of
    a slice of bread
    pizza slices
    thin/thick slice
    a thin slice of ham
    Cut the tomatoes into slices.
2. a part or share of something
    slice of
    Everybody wants a slice of the profits.
3. fish slice British English a kitchen tool used for lifting and serving pieces of food
   SYN  spatula American English
4. a way of hitting the ball in sports such as tennis or golf, that makes the ball go to one side with a spinning movement, rather than straight ahead
5. a slice of life a film, play, or book which shows life as it really is
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ adjectives
   ▪ a thin slice Serve it with thin slices of bread and butter.
   ▪ a thick slice Cut the aubergine into thick slices.
   ▪ a large/big slice He was eating a large slice of chocolate cake.
   ▪ a small slice She politely accepted a small slice of pie.
   ▪ a generous slice (=thick or big) He cut Donald a generous slice of ham.
■ verbs
   ▪ cut a slice He cut another slice of bread.
   ▪ cut something into slices Cut the orange into thin slices.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ piece an amount of something that has been cut or separated from the main part: Could I have another piece of cake? | a piece of broken glass | Emma cut the pie into eight pieces.
   ▪ bit a piece. Bit is more informal than piece and is often used about smaller pieces: The notes were written on bits of paper. | He threw a bit of wood onto the fire.
   ▪ lump a small piece of something solid or firm that does not have a regular shape: two lumps of sugar | a lump of coal | a lump of clay
   ▪ scrap a small piece of paper, cloth etc that is no longer needed: I wrote the phone number on a scrap of paper. | The dog was eating scraps of food off the floor.
   ▪ strip a long narrow piece of cloth, paper etc: a strip of cloth | The leather had been cut into strips.
   ▪ sheet a thin flat piece of something such as paper, glass, or metal: a blank sheet of paper | a sheet of aluminium
   ▪ slice a thin flat piece of bread, cake, meat etc cut from a larger piece: a slice of pizza | Cut the tomatoes into thin slices.
   ▪ chunk a piece of something solid that does not have a regular shape – used especially about food, rock, or metal: The fruit was cut into large chunks. | a chunk of bread
   ▪ hunk a large piece with rough edges, which has been cut or has broken off a bigger piece of food, rock etc: a big hunk of cheese | hunks of concrete
   ▪ block a piece of something solid, which has straight sides: concrete blocks | a block of cheese | a block of ice
   ▪ slab a thick flat piece of stone, or of cake, meat etc: The floor had been made from stone slabs. | a slab of beef
   ▪ cube a piece that has six square sides – used especially about food: a cube of sugar | ice cubes
   ▪ wedge a piece that has a thick end and a pointed end, and is shaped like a triangle – used especially about food and metal: a wedge of cheese
   ▪ bar a block of soap, chocolate, candy, or metal, which has straight sides: a chocolate bar | a bar of soap | gold bars worth more than £26 million
   ▪ rasher British English a slice of bacon: I usually have two rashers of bacon for breakfast.

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slice² verb
1. [transitive] (also slice up) to cut meat, bread, vegetables etc into thin flat pieces ⇨ chop:
    Thinly slice the cucumbers.
    Slice up the onions and add them to the meat.
    sliced ham
2. [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to cut something easily with one movement of a sharp knife or edge
    slice into/through
    The blade’s so sharp it could slice through your finger.
    slice something in two/half
    Slice the eggs in two and arrange them on a serving dish.
3. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly and easily through something such as water or air
    slice through/into
    The boat was slicing through the sparkling waves.
4. [transitive] to hit a ball, for example in tennis or golf, so that it spins sideways instead of moving straight forward:
    With an open goal in front of him, Wiltord sliced his shot wide of the left post.
5. any way you slice it American English spoken whatever way you choose to consider the situation:
    It’s the truth, any way you slice it.
     
slice something ↔ off phrasal verb
  1. to remove part of something by cutting it with one movement of a sharp knife or edge
   SYN  cut off:
    His knife had slipped and sliced off the top of his finger.
  2. to reduce a cost or total by a particular amount quickly and easily
    slice something off something
    By using volunteers, we were able to slice £10,000 off the cost of the project.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or scissors: Do you want me to cut the cake? | He cut off the lower branches.
   ▪ snip to quickly cut something, especially using scissors: I snipped the label off. | The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
   ▪ slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife: He slit the envelope open with a penknife. | She slit through the plastic covering.
   ▪ slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut: Someone had slashed the tyres on his car. | He tried to slash his wrists.
   ▪ saw to cut wood, using a saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points): Saw the wood to the correct length.
   ▪ chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces: Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe. | They chopped down the old tree. | finely chopped onion
   ▪ slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces: I’ll slice the cucumber. | Slice the bread thinly.
   ▪ dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: First dice the apple into cubes.
   ▪ grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool: Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
   ▪ peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple: I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
   ▪ carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat: Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
   ▪ mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc: A gardener was mowing the lawn.
   ▪ trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater: He was trimming his beard. | Trim the excess fat off the meat.