slash
pronunciation
UK [slæʃ]
US [slæʃ]
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- vt.
- 挥砍
- 鞭打
- 严厉批评
- 大幅削减
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- vi.
- 严厉地批评
- 猛砍
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- n.
- 猛砍
- 斜线
- 刀痕，伤痕
- 沼泽低地
Word Origin
slash 砍，劈，削减
来自辅音丛 sl-,砍，劈，分开，比较 slab,slip,slat,slit,slot.引申比喻义削减。
Example
- 1. And firms have been unusually quick to slash payrolls .
- 一些公司已经异常快速地大幅度削减工资。
- 2. But the government has pledged to slash greenhouse-gas emissions by 80 % by 2050 .
- 但政府已经承诺至2050年将减少80%的温室气体排放量。
- 3. Renewed weakness north of the border this month has prompted economists to slash their forecasts for mexico as well .
- 本月边境北部的美国再次疲软也促使经济学家们减低了他们对墨西哥经济的预测。
- 4. Why not slash deficits immediately ?
- 为什么不马上削减财政赤字呢？
- 5. Firms cannot slash stocks for ever .
- 公司再也不能大幅削减股票。
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