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单词 slug
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slugnoun [ C ]

uk/slʌɡ/us/slʌɡ/

slug noun [ C ] (CREATURE)

a small, usually black or brown creature with a long, soft body and no arms or legs, like a snail but with no shell

mainly US informal a slow-moving, lazy person

See also
sluggish

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Worms, snails, slugs & similar animals

  • annelid
  • centipede
  • earthworm
  • flatworm
  • gastropod
  • leech
  • millepede
  • millipede
  • nematode
  • roundworm
  • snail
  • tapeworm
  • woodlouse
  • worm

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Laziness and lazy people

slug noun [ C ] (BULLET)

informal a bullet:

The poor guy wound up with a slug in his stomach.

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Bullets & cartridges

  • blank
  • buckshot
  • bullet
  • cartridge
  • dumdum bullet
  • fusillade
  • grapeshot
  • pellet
  • plastic bullet
  • round
  • shot
  • tracer
  • volley

slug noun [ C ] (AMOUNT OF DRINK)

informal an amount of drink, especially strong alcoholic drink, that you can swallow at one time:

I had a slug of vodka to give me courage.

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Alcohol - general words

  • alcopop
  • Angostura
  • aperitif
  • bevvy
  • booze
  • intoxicant
  • kick
  • libation
  • liquid lunch
  • liquor
  • long drink
  • nip
  • quickie
  • sake 1
  • sauce
  • sly grog
  • snifter
  • something
  • something a little stronger idiom
  • stiff

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slug noun [ C ] (COIN)

US a piece of metal used instead of a coin for putting in machines

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Payment methods

  • ATM card
  • baksheesh
  • bank card
  • bill
  • blank cheque
  • cash
  • cash card
  • cashpoint card
  • certified cheque
  • giro
  • gratuity
  • hard cash
  • hush money
  • per annum
  • piece
  • smart card
  • standing order
  • sweetener
  • traveller's cheque
  • voucher

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slugverb [ T ]

uk/slʌɡ/us/slʌɡ/-gg-

informal to hit someone hard with the fist (= closed hand):

She slugged him and he fell against the bar.

US to hit a baseball hard

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Hitting and beating

  • a bunch of fives idiom
  • a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
  • at-risk
  • bang up sb/sth
  • bashing
  • conk
  • deck
  • hell
  • kick
  • knock
  • knock sb's block off idiom
  • lay
  • lay sb out
  • licking
  • mess sb up
  • pound
  • pummel
  • put the boot in idiom
  • swing
  • thump

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Idiom(s)

slug it out
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