slit

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

slit [slit slits slitting] noun, verb BrE [slɪt] NAmE [slɪt]
noun
a long narrow cut or opening
•a long skirt with a slit up the side
•His eyes narrowed into slits.

Word Origin:
late Old English slite (noun); related to Old English slītan ‘split, rend’ (of Germanic origin).

Example Bank:
•She peered through a slit in the screen.
•The baby opened its slit eyes and looked at the world for the first time.

 
verb (slit·ting, slit, slit)
to make a long narrow cut or opening in sth
•~ sth Slit the roll with a sharp knife.
•The child's throat had been slit.
•Her skirt was slit at both sides (= designed with an opening at the bottom on each side).
•~ sth + adj. He slit open the envelope and took out the letter.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Old English slite (noun); related to Old English slītan ‘split, rend’ (of Germanic origin).

Example Bank:
•He tried to slit his wrists in a suicide attempt.
•Her skirt was slit on both sides.
•The victim's throat had been slit.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  incision, scratch, prick, dent, cunt, puss, pussy, snatch, twat, slice