slice
noun/slaɪs/
/slaɪs/
Idioms - a thin flat piece of bread, meat, cheese, etc. that has been cut off a larger piece; a piece of cake that has been cut from a larger cake
（切下的食物）薄片，片；（切下的蛋糕）块 - Cut the meat into thin slices.
把肉切成薄片。 - slice of something a slice of bread/pie
一片面包；一块果馅饼 - a slice of toast/pizza
一片吐司/披萨 - Another slice of cake, anyone?
谁想再要一片蛋糕？
Extra Examples- a gin and tonic with a slice of lemon
杜松子酒和补品加一片柠檬 - The sausage is also sold pre-packed in slices.
这种香肠也有切片预先包装好出售的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- generous
- great
- …
- cut
- eat
- in slices
- slice of
- cut something into slices
- Cut the meat into thin slices.
- (informal) a part or share of something
部分；份额 - Our firm is well placed to grab a large slice of the market.
我们公司处境有利，足以获得巨大的市场份额。 - The rent for my room was a large slice out of my budget.
我房间的租金占了我预算的很大一部分。 - With this win, they can claim a slice of history.
凭借这场胜利，他们可以书写历史。 - Every organization in the land has tried to claim a slice of the cash from the National Lottery.
该国的每个组织都试图从国家彩票中分得一杯羹。
Extra Examples- He needed a large slice of luck to win the game.
要赢得比赛他得特别走运才行。 - The agency takes a large slice of the profits.
代理公司拿走了利润的一大部份。 - They spend a fair slice of the budget on research and development.
他们把相当一部份预算经费用于研发。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- carve
- carve out
- get
- …
- slice of
- a slice of life
- a slice of the action
- a slice of the pie
- …
- Our firm is well placed to grab a large slice of the market.
- a kitchen utensil (= tool) that you use to lift and serve pieces of food
enlarge image锅铲；（餐桌用）小铲 - a cake slice
蛋糕铲
- a cake slice
- (sport) (in golf, tennis, etc.) a shot that makes the ball go to one side rather than straight ahead, while turning round and round
（高尔夫球）右曲球，外弯球；（网球）切削球；（乒乓球）削球
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘fragment, splinter’): shortening of Old French esclice ‘splinter’, from the verb esclicier, of Germanic origin; related to German schleissen ‘to slice’, also to slit.
Idioms
a slice/piece of the action
- (informal) a share or role in an interesting or exciting activity, especially one that makes money
插手，参与（尤指有利可图的活动） - Foreign firms will all want a slice of the action if the new airport goes ahead.
如果新机场建设顺利进行，外国公司都希望能分一杯羹。
- Foreign firms will all want a slice of the action if the new airport goes ahead.
a slice of life
- a film, play or book that gives a very realistic view of ordinary life
反映现实生活的电影（或戏剧、书） - This drama provides a slice of life in 1950s Connecticut.
该剧是 20 世纪 50 年代康涅狄格州生活的真实写照。
- This drama provides a slice of life in 1950s Connecticut.
a slice/piece/share of the pie
(British English also a slice/share of the cake)
- a share of the available money or benefits that you believe you have a right to
应分得的一份钱财（或好处） - The company is demanding a larger slice of the corporate pie.
该公司要求在企业蛋糕中分得更大的份额。
- The company is demanding a larger slice of the corporate pie.
