slash
verb uk/slæʃ/ us/slæʃ/
[ I or T ]（用利器）劈，砍，划
to cut with a sharp blade using a quick, strong movement
The museum was broken into last night and several paintings were slashed. 昨晚有人闯进了博物馆，有几幅画被划破了。
She tried to commit suicide by slashing her wrists. 她试图割腕自杀。
We had to slash (our way) through the long grass to clear a path. 我们不得不在茂盛的草丛里踩出一条通道。
[ T ] informal大幅削减，大幅减少（金钱、工作等）
to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs
Prices have been slashed by 50 percent! 价格直降50%！
- More examples
- On one car all the tyres had been slashed.
- His throat had been slashed.
- He was slashed across the chest three times and stabbed.
- Since 1993 the company has cut 65,000 jobs and slashed costs by £3 billion.
- The budget has since been slashed.
slash
noun uk/slæʃ/ us/slæʃ/
(PUNCTUATION)
B2 [ C ] (UK also oblique (stroke))斜线号，斜杠
the symbol / used in writing to separate letters, numbers, or words
You often write a slash between alternatives, for example, "and/or". 通常在选择项之间会加斜线号，比如“和／或”。
See also: backslashforward slash
[ C ] spoken (UK also oblique (stroke))原意为“斜线号”，表示“或者”
used to mean "or", or to show that something has two uses
The room functions as a guest bedroom slash study. 这间屋子用作客房或书房。
(CUT)
（长而深的）划痕，切口
a long, deep cut
[ C ]抽打;挥击
a fast, long movement to hit something
Ben took a wild slash at the ball and luckily managed to hit it. 本拼命地挥棒击球，居然幸运地击中了。
[ C ]（衣服上的）装饰性开叉（常有不同的颜色透过开叉显示出来）
a decorative opening in a piece of clothing, often with a different colour showing through it
My new dress is pale blue, with a dark blue slash in the sleeves. 我的新衣服是淡蓝色的，在袖口上有一个深蓝色的装饰性开叉。
(TOILET)
[ S ] UK slang撒尿
the act of going to the toilet and urinating