slice
US: /ˈsɫaɪs/
UK: /slˈaɪs/
UK: /slˈaɪs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
slice /slais/
- danh từ
- miếng mỏng, lát mỏng
- a slice of bread: một lát bánh mì
- phần, phần chia
- of profits: phần chia lợi tức
- dao cắt cá (ở bàn ăn) ((cũng) fish-slice)
- (như) slice-bar
- (ngành in) thanh phết mực
- (thể dục,thể thao) cú đánh xoáy sang tay thuận (bóng gôn)
- miếng mỏng, lát mỏng
- động từ
- cắt ra từng miếng mỏng, lạng
- (thể dục,thể thao) đánh xoáy (bóng gôn) sang tay thuận (sang phải đối với người chơi tay phải, sang trái đối với người chơi tay trái)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 a thin flat piece of food that has been cut off a larger piece: a slice of bread / ham + Cut the meat into thin slices. + a gin and tonic with a slice of lemon
2 (informal) a part or share of sth: Our firm is well placed to grab a large slice of the market. + The rent for my room was a large slice out of my budget. + With this win, they can claim a slice of history. + Every organization in the land has tried to claim a slice of the cash from the National Lottery.
3 a kitchen UTENSIL (= tool) that you use to lift and serve pieces of food: a fish slice
4 (sport) (in golf, tennis, etc.) a stroke that makes the ball spin to one side rather than going straight ahead
Idioms: a slice of life a film/movie, play or book that gives a very realistic view of ordinary life
more at PIE, ACTION, CAKE n.
+ verb
1 [VN] ~ sth (up) to cut sth into slices: to slice (up) onions / mushrooms / meat + Slice the cucumber thinly. + a sliced loaf + a loaf of sliced bread
2 [usually +adv./prep.] to cut sth easily with or as if with a sharp blade: [V] He accidentally sliced through his finger. + A piece of glass sliced into his shoulder. + (figurative) Her speech sliced through all the confusion surrounding the situation. + [VN] The knife sliced his jacket. + (figurative) The ship sliced the water. [also VN-ADJ]
3 [VN] (sport) to hit a ball so that it spins and does not move in the expected direction: He managed to slice a shot over the net.
4 [VN] (in golf) to hit the ball so that it flies away in a curve, usually without meaning to
5 [VN] (AmE, informal) to reduce sth by a large amount: The new tax has sliced annual bonuses by 30 percent.
Idioms see THING, WAY n.
Phrasal Verbs: slice sth<->off / away
slice sth off sth to cut sth from a larger piece: Slice a piece off. + Slice away the corners. + (figurative) He sliced two seconds off the world record.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 slab, piece, rasher, collop, shaving, layer, Cookery scallop, escalope, scaloppine (pl. of scaloppina) or scaloppini (pl.):
May I have another slice of ham?
2 portion, piece, part, wedge, share, sliver, helping:
He wants to make certain he gets his slice of the pie.
3 spatula; slicer:
The Cabots gave us a silver fish slice for a wedding present.
v.
4 cut, carve, divide:
They watched their mother slicing bread for sandwiches.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
big, generous, great, huge, large, thick | considerable, fair, significant, sizeable, substantial
They spend a fair slice of the budget on research and development.
| small, thin | cheese, lemon, pizza, etc.
VERB + SLICE
cut
She cut a thin slice of lemon.
PREP.
in ~s
The sausage is also sold pre-packed in slices.
| ~ of
a slice of toast The agency takes a large slice of the profits.
PHRASES
cut sth into slices
He cut the meat into thick slices.
ADV.
finely, thinly
Slice the bread thinly.
| thickly | neatly | off, up
Slice up the mushrooms and fry them.
PREP.
into
The axe sliced into her shoulder.
| off
slicing pieces off the joint of meat
| through
The knife sliced through his ear.
PHRASES
slice sth in half/two
Slice the onion in two.
Concise English dictionary
slices|sliced|slicingslaɪs
noun
+a share of something
+a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
+a wound made by cutting
+a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
+a thin flat piece cut off of some object
+a spatula for spreading paint or ink
verb
+make a clean cut through
+hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction
+cut into slices
+hit a ball so that it causes a backspin
