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slash

🇬🇧 UK/slæʃ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To cut with a sweeping stroke; to reduce sharply.

猛砍，乱砍；大幅削减

n.

A sweeping cut or stroke; the punctuation mark (/).

猛砍，乱砍；斜线符号（/）

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
slashother
=slash

Common Collocations

  • 1.slash prices大幅降价
  • 2.slash costs大幅削减成本
  • 3.slash and burn刀耕火种；破坏性削减
  • 4.budget slash预算大削减

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company announced plans to slash its workforce by thirty percent.

  • 2.

    He used a machete to slash through the dense jungle undergrowth.

  • 3.

    Retailers are slashing prices ahead of the holiday shopping season.

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