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I.slice¹ S3 /slaɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: esclice 'thin piece broken off', from esclicier 'to splinter']

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 SYN 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
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COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
▪ 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.
verbs
▪ cut a slice He cut another slice of bread.
▪ cut something into slices Cut the orange into thin slices.
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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.
II.slice² BrE AmE verb
1. [transitive] (also slice up) to cut meat, bread, vegetables etc into thin flat pieces ⇨ chop:
Thinly slice the cucumbers.
Slice up the onions and add them to the meat.
sliced ham
2. [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to cut something easily with one movement of a sharp knife or edge
slice into/through
The blade’s so sharp it could slice through your finger.
slice something in two/half
Slice the eggs in two and arrange them on a serving dish.
3. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly and easily through something such as water or air
slice through/into
The boat was slicing through the sparkling waves.
4. [transitive] to hit a ball, for example in tennis or golf, so that it spins sideways instead of moving straight forward:
With an open goal in front of him, Wiltord sliced his shot wide of the left post.
5. any way you slice it American English spoken whatever way you choose to consider the situation:
It’s the truth, any way you slice it.
slice something ↔ off phrasal verb
1. to remove part of something by cutting it with one movement of a sharp knife or edge SYN cut off:
His knife had slipped and sliced off the top of his finger.
2. to reduce a cost or total by a particular amount quickly and easily
slice something off something
By using volunteers, we were able to slice £10,000 off the cost of the project.
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THESAURUS
▪ cut to divide something into two or more pieces, especially using a knife or ↑scissors: Do you want me to cut the cake? | He cut off the lower branches.
▪ snip to quickly cut something, especially using ↑scissors: I snipped the label off. | The hairdresser snipped away at her hair.
▪ slit to make a long narrow cut through something, especially using a knife: He slit the envelope open with a penknife. | She slit through the plastic covering.
▪ slash to cut something quickly and violently with a knife, making a long thin cut: Someone had slashed the tyres on his car. | He tried to slash his wrists.
▪ saw to cut wood, using a ↑saw (=a tool with a row of sharp points): Saw the wood to the correct length.
▪ chop to cut wood, vegetables, or meat into pieces: Bill was outside chopping up firewood with an axe. | They chopped down the old tree. | finely chopped onion
▪ slice to cut bread, meat, or vegetables into thin pieces: I’ll slice the cucumber. | Slice the bread thinly.
▪ dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: First dice the apple into cubes.
▪ grate to cut cheese or a hard vegetable by rubbing it against a special tool: Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the vegetables.
▪ peel to cut the outside part off something such as a potato or apple: I peeled the potatoes and put them in a saucepan.
▪ carve to cut thin pieces from a large piece of meat: Uncle Ray carved the turkey.
▪ mow to cut the grass in a garden, park etc: A gardener was mowing the lawn.
▪ trim (also clip) to cut a small amount off something, especially to make it look neater: He was trimming his beard. | Trim the excess fat off the meat.

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slice
When something is sliced, thin pieces are cut from it.

◎	[slais]
※	danh từ
	■	miếng mỏng, lát mỏng
		☆	a slice of bread
			một lát bánh mì
	■	phần, phần chia
		☆	of profits
			phần chia lợi tức
	■	dao cắt cá (ở bàn ăn) (như) fish-slice
	■	(như) slice-bar
	■	(ngành in) thanh phết mực
	■	(thể dục,thể thao) cú đánh xoáy sang tay thuận (bóng gôn)
※	động từ
	■	cắt ra từng miếng mỏng, lạng
	■	(thể dục,thể thao) đánh xoáy (bóng gôn) sang tay thuận (sang phải đối với người chơi tay phải, sang trái đối với người chơi tay trái)