| 词汇 | slug |
| 释义 | slugWord family nounsluggardsluggardlinesssluggishnesssluggerslugslugfestverbsluggardizeadjectivesluggardlysluggishadverbsluggishly Animals, Weapons, Drink, Daily life slug1 /slʌɡ/ noun [countableC] 1. HBAa small creature with a soft body, that moves very slowly and eats garden plants 鼻涕虫，蛞蝓 2 American EnglishAmE informalPMW a bullet 子弹 Perez still has a slug lodged in his left shoulder. 佩雷斯的左肩仍嵌着一颗子弹。 3 informalDFDAMOUNT a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink 少量烈酒 slug of a slug of brandy 一口白兰地 4. American EnglishAmE informalD a piece of metal shaped like a coin, used to illegally get a drink, ticket etc from a machine 〔用以非法从自动售货机获取饮料、票等的〕硬币状金属片，假硬币 5. American EnglishAmE someone who gets to work by standing in a particular place until a driver stops and lets them go with them in their car 等待搭车上班的人 Examples from the Corpus slug• In taking a slug at Mayer, Gilbert had knocked the stuffing out of his own career and, ultimately, his life.• She took another slug of beer and continued rubbing eye shadow from her left eyelid.• Bing could be one himself if he threw enough slugs down his gullet.• King ended up with two 9 mm slugs in his chest.• He caught nine slugs and died.• Much of the current research on biological neural networks involves the study of invertebrate animals, such as sea slugs or starfish.• A sitting tenant who came with the greenhouses ... and is doing his bit to keep down the slugs.• Across the earth between rows shone dry silver trails, sticky to sight, where the slugs had been. slug2 verb (slugged, slugging) [transitiveT] 1. slug it out FIGHTif two people slug it out, they fight or compete until one of them has won 决出胜负，决一雌雄 Examples from the Corpus slug it out• The uniformed cops and a couple of detectives were watching their superiors slug it out.• They lose a night's sleep slugging it out.• These two sides would slug it out, and a practical solution would emerge somewhere between the two positions.• They decided to go outside and slug it out but Swanson stopped them, saying they would draw too much attention.• They hardly looked ready to slug it out in a Test series, but at least they had a victory under their belts.• Two new novels about cavemen are slugging it out in bookstores.• Coca-Cola and Pepsi have been slugging it out in the cola wars for years.• He at least was ready to slug it out to the bitter end. 2. informalHIT to hit someone hard with your closed hand 用拳猛击 SYN punch 3. HITto hit a ball hard 猛击〔球〕 4. (also slug back) to drink an alcoholic drink, especially by swallowing large amounts at the same time 狂饮〔酒类饮料〕 Examples from the Corpus slug• The two men rolled around on the floor slugging each other and yelping and growling.• They decided to go outside and slug it out but Swanson stopped them, saying they would draw too much attention.• They hardly looked ready to slug it out in a Test series, but at least they had a victory under their belts.• They lose a night's sleep slugging it out.• I took a walk round there myself about that time, and Vecchi slugged me.• Jimmy slugged Paul in the stomach and pushed him to the ground.• Isaac, horrified, ducked behind the ornamental wall and slugged Saconi in the thigh.• First Winters slugged the playwright, then she burst into tears and embraced him. (1400-1500) Probably from a Scandinavian language slug2 (1800-1900) Probably from SLOG1 |
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