sliver

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK/'slivำ™/๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US
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Definitions

n.

A long, thin, sharp piece cut or broken off from something larger; a splinter.

่ฃ‚็‰‡๏ผŒ่–„็‰‡๏ผŒ็ขŽ็‰‡

v.

To cut or split into long, thin pieces.

ๅˆ‡ๆˆ่–„็‰‡๏ผŒๅ‰–ๆˆ็ป†ๆก

๐Ÿงฉ Root Breakdown

Native English
sliverother
=sliver

Common Collocations

  • 1.a sliver of lightไธ€็ผ•ๅ…‰็บฟ
  • 2.a sliver of hopeไธ€็บฟๅธŒๆœ›
  • 3.thin sliver็ป†่–„็š„็ขŽ็‰‡
  • 4.sliver of woodไธ€็‰‡ๆœจๅฑ‘

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A sliver of glass from the broken window cut her finger deeply.

  • 2.

    He ate only a sliver of cake, trying to watch his diet.

  • 3.

    A sliver of light crept under the door of the darkened room.

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