单词 | to slag off |
释义 | > as lemmasto slag off to slag off 1. transitive. To remove (an impurity in a metal or ore) as a component of slag. Frequently in passive. ΚΠ 1859 J. P. Lesley Iron Manufacturer's Guide ii. 290 In the refinery the silicium is mostly separated and slagged off. 1913 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 31 July 736/2 Sulphur uniting with copper and some of the iron to form matte while the non-metallic elements are slagged off. 2013 J. Henderson Sci. & Archaeol. of Materials v. 232/1 The partially roasted ore was smelted in a furnace with a limited air supply..which converted remnant chalcopyrite ore to molten copper sulphide with a proportion of iron sulphides and iron oxides, which could then be slagged off. 2. transitive. colloquial (chiefly British, Australian, and Irish English). To abuse or denigrate (a person or thing); to criticize or gossip maliciously about (a person or thing); to insult, disparage. Also in weakened sense: to tease, make fun of (a person). ΚΠ 1968 Disc & Music Echo 30 Nov. 8/2 The Who will always be the cattiest group in the business—we always slag off the others in a sly humorous manner. 1976 E. Dunphy Only a Game? v. 150 When the game starts, if things start going wrong, everyone blames them. Everyone slags them off. 1981 Daily Tel. 25 Feb. 17/6 He followed me down the street, slagging me off. 1999 Kop Sept. 22/4 Perhaps one or two people who think slagging off the team is fun should go to an away game now and again. 2009 D. O'Briain Tickling Eng. vii. 87 All weekend, they had been friendly to me, but there had been an undercurrent of worry that I would turn on them at the end and start slagging them off. < as lemmas |
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