slash

verb

/slæʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they slash	/slæʃ/ /slæʃ/
he / she / it slashes	/ˈslæʃɪz/ /ˈslæʃɪz/
past simple slashed	/slæʃt/ /slæʃt/
past participle slashed	/slæʃt/ /slæʃt/
-ing form slashing	/ˈslæʃɪŋ/ /ˈslæʃɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] to make a long cut with a sharp object, especially in a violent way（用利器）砍，劈 synonym slit
- slash something Someone had slashed the tyres on my car.有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
- She tried to kill herself by slashing her wrists.她试图割腕自杀。
- We had to slash our way through the undergrowth with sticks.我们挥舞着木棍一路劈砍，才在密林里开出一条路，穿了过去。
- One of the men slashed him across the face with a knife.其中一名男子用刀划伤了他的脸。
- slash at somebody/something He slashed wildly at me with a knife.他用刀疯狂地砍我。
- He slashed at his opponent with his sword.他挥剑砍向对手。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- wildly
preposition
- at
- through
- with
- …
[transitive] slash something (informal) (often used in newspapers) to reduce something by a large amount大幅度削减；大大降低
- to slash spending/prices/costs大幅度降低开支／价格／花费
- The workforce has been slashed by half.职工人数裁减了一半。
Synonyms cut
cutslash ▪ cut something back ▪ scale something back ▪ rationalize ▪ downsizeThese words all mean to reduce the amount or size of something, especially of an amount of money or a business.
cut to reduce something, especially an amount of money that is demanded, spent, earned, etc. or the size of a business:
The President has promised to cut taxes significantly.总统承诺大幅度减税。
Buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want.买主会竭力讨价还价以压低他们想买的房子的价格。
His salary has been cut by ten per cent.他的薪金减少了百分之十。
Could you cut your essay from 5 000 to 3 000 words?请把你的文章从 5 000 字删减到 3 000 字好吗？
slash [often passive] (rather informal) (often used in newspapers) to reduce something by a large amount:
The workforce has been slashed by half.职工人数裁减了一半。
cut something back/cut back on something to reduce something, especially an amount of money or business:
We had to cut back production.我们只得减产了。
scale something back (especially North American English or business) to reduce something, especially an amount of money or business:
The IMF has scaled back its growth forecasts for the next decade.国际货币基金组织已经调低了它对未来十年的增长预测。
rationalize (British English, business) to make changes to a business or system, in order to make it more efficient, especially by spending less money.downsize (business) to make a company or an organization smaller by reducing the number of jobs in it, in order to reduce costs. Downsize is often used by people who want to avoid saying more obvious words like ‘dismiss’ or ‘make redundant’ because they sound too negative.
Patterns
- to cut/slash/cut back on/scale back/rationalize spending/production
- to cut/slash/cut back on jobs
- to cut/slash/downsize the workforce
- to cut/slash/rationalize the cost of something
- to cut/slash prices/taxes/the budget
- to cut something/slash something/cut something back drastically
Extra Examples
- A slump in the retail trade has forced the company to slash prices.零售行业不景气迫使那家公司大幅降价。
- His salary was slashed by 20%.他的工资降了 20%。
- Inflation was slashed in half.通货膨胀率降低了一半。
- The company dramatically slashed its forecasts for annual profits.该公司大幅降低了年度利润预测。
- The discount could be slashed from 15% to 10%.折扣率可能从 15% 降低至 10%。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- dramatically
- drastically
- aggressively
- …
preposition
- by
- from
- to
- …

Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps imitative, or from Old French esclachier ‘break in pieces’. The noun dates from the late 16th cent.

slash

noun

/slæʃ/

[countable] a sharp movement made with a knife, etc. in order to cut somebody/something（用刀等的）砍，劈
[countable] a long narrow wound or cut（长而窄的）伤口，切口，砍痕
- a slash across his right cheek他右脸上的一道刀伤
- (figurative) Her mouth was a slash of red lipstick.她的嘴就是口红抹出的一道缝。
[countable]
(British English also oblique)
the symbol (/) used to show alternatives, as in lunch and/or dinner and 4/5 people and to write fractions, as in ¾斜杠；斜线号
- He brought his girlfriend-slash-partner.他带来了他的女朋友——斜线搭档。
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a slash
[singular] (British English, slang) an act of urinating撒尿；小便
- He's just nipped out to have a slash.他刚才急急忙忙跑出去撒了一泡尿。

Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps imitative, or from Old French esclachier ‘break in pieces’. The noun dates from the late 16th cent.