| 单词 | slug |
| 释义 | Word Frequency slug 1(slʌɡ) noun 1. any of various terrestrial gastropod molluscs of the genera Limax, Arion, etc, in which the body is elongated and the shell is absent or very much reduced Compare sea slug ▶ Related adjective: limacine2. any of various other invertebrates having a soft slimy body, esp the larvae of certain sawflies 3. informal, mainly US and Canadian a slow-moving or lazy person or animal Word origin C15 (in the sense: a slow person or animal): probably of Scandinavian origin; compareNorwegian (dialect) sluggjeWord Frequency slug 2(slʌɡ) noun 1. an fps unit of mass; the mass that will acquire an acceleration of 1 foot per second per second when acted upon by a force of 1 pound. 1 slug is approximately equal to 32.17 pounds 2. metallurgy a metal blank from which small forgings are worked 3. a bullet or pellet larger than a pellet of buckshot 4. mainly US and Canadian a metal token for use in slot machines, etc 5. printing a. a thick strip of type metal that is less than type-high and is used for spacing b. a similar strip carrying a type-high letter, used as a temporary mark by compositors c. a metal strip containing a line of characters as produced by a linecaster 6. a draught of a drink, esp an alcoholic one 7. a magnetic core that is screwed into or out of an inductance coil to adjust the tuning of a radio frequency amplifier Word origin C17 (bullet), C19 (printing): perhaps from slug1, with allusion to the shape of the animalWord Frequency slug 3(slʌɡ) verbWord forms: slugs, slugging or slugged 1. to hit very hard and solidly, as in boxing 2. (intransitive) US and Canadian to plod as if through snow 3. (transitive) Australian and New Zealand informal to charge (someone) an exorbitant price 4. slug it out noun 5. an act of slugging; heavy blow 6. Australian and New Zealand informal an exorbitant charge or price Word origin C19: perhaps from slug2 (bullet) |
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