slice 1 S3 / slaɪs / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a thin flat piece of food cut from a larger piece

slice of

a slice of bread

pizza slices

thin/thick slice

a thin slice of ham

Cut the tomatoes into slices .

2 a part or share of something

slice of

Everybody wants a slice of the profits.

3 fish slice British English a kitchen tool used for lifting and serving pieces of food 同义词 spatula American English

4 a way of hitting the ball in sports such as tennis or golf, that makes the ball go to one side with a spinning movement, rather than straight ahead

5 a slice of life a film, play, or book which shows life as it really is

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

a thin slice Serve it with thin slices of bread and butter.

a thick slice Cut the aubergine into thick slices.

a large/big slice He was eating a large slice of chocolate cake.

a small slice She politely accepted a small slice of pie.

a generous slice (= thick or big ) He cut Donald a generous slice of ham.

动词

cut a slice He cut another slice of bread.

cut something into slices Cut the orange into thin slices.

THESAURUS

piece an amount of something that has been cut or separated from the main part : Could I have another piece of cake? | a piece of broken glass | Emma cut the pie into eight pieces.

bit a piece. Bit is more informal than piece and is often used about smaller pieces : The notes were written on bits of paper. | He threw a bit of wood onto the fire.

lump a small piece of something solid or firm that does not have a regular shape : two lumps of sugar | a lump of coal | a lump of clay

scrap a small piece of paper, cloth etc that is no longer needed : I wrote the phone number on a scrap of paper. | The dog was eating scraps of food off the floor.

strip a long narrow piece of cloth, paper etc : a strip of cloth | The leather had been cut into strips.

sheet a thin flat piece of something such as paper, glass, or metal : a blank sheet of paper | a sheet of aluminium

slice a thin flat piece of bread, cake, meat etc cut from a larger piece : a slice of pizza | Cut the tomatoes into thin slices.

chunk a piece of something solid that does not have a regular shape – used especially about food, rock, or metal : The fruit was cut into large chunks. | a chunk of bread

hunk a large piece with rough edges, which has been cut or has broken off a bigger piece of food, rock etc : a big hunk of cheese | hunks of concrete

block a piece of something solid, which has straight sides : concrete blocks | a block of cheese | a block of ice

slab a thick flat piece of stone, or of cake, meat etc : The floor had been made from stone slabs. | a slab of beef

cube a piece that has six square sides – used especially about food : a cube of sugar | ice cubes

wedge a piece that has a thick end and a pointed end, and is shaped like a triangle – used especially about food and metal : a wedge of cheese

bar a block of soap, chocolate, candy, or metal, which has straight sides : a chocolate bar | a bar of soap | gold bars worth more than £26 million

rasher British English a slice of bacon : I usually have two rashers of bacon for breakfast.