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slit

noun
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  1. a long, narrow cut or opening狭长的切口；长而窄的口子；狭缝；裂缝
    • a long skirt with a slit up the side侧开衩的长裙
    • His eyes narrowed into slits.他的眼睛眯成两道缝。🔊🔊
    • She peered through a slit in the screen.她凝视着屏幕上的一条缝隙。
    • The baby opened its slit eyes and looked at the world for the first time.婴儿睁开眼睛，第一次看着这个世界。
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySlit is used before these nouns:
    • trench
    Slit is used after these nouns:
    • arrow
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    Word Originlate Old English slite (noun); related to Old English slītan ‘split, rend’ (of Germanic origin).

slit

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they slit
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he / she / it slits
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past simple slit
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past participle slit
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-ing form slitting
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  1. to make a long narrow cut or opening in something在…上开狭长口子；切开；划破
    • slit something Slit the roll with a sharp knife.用快刀把面包切开。🔊🔊
    • The child's throat had been slit.那孩子的喉咙被人割破了。🔊🔊
    • Her skirt was slit at both sides (= designed with an opening at the bottom on each side).她的裙子两边都开了衩。🔊🔊
    • He tried to slit his wrists in a suicide attempt.他试图自杀，试图裂开手腕。
    • slit something + adj. He slit open the envelope and took out the letter.他拆开信封，抽出信来。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySlit is used with these nouns as the object:
    • throat
    • wrist
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    Word Originlate Old English slite (noun); related to Old English slītan ‘split, rend’ (of Germanic origin).