slice

[US]/slaɪs/
[UK]/slaɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a thin piece; a part; a kitchen tool with a sharp blade, like a chef's knife or spatula

vt. to cut off; to divide into parts; to cut into thin pieces

vi. to be cut open or torn

Phrases & Collocations

thinly sliced

slice of bread

slice of cheese

slice of pizza

a slice of

thin slice

time slice

slice off

tissue slice

Example Sentences

a slice of melon.

a slice of the profits.

slice the onion into rings.

a thick slice of bread

a thin slice of bread

slice a loaf of bread.

a generous slice of cake.

slice off a piece of meat

slice off a piece of salami.

thin slices of ham.

slices of lamb's liver.

slice the peppers into ribbons lengthways.

four slices of bread.

spread each slice thinly with mayonnaise.

thick slices of bread.

thin slices of bread.

The harvester sliced the field.

You wanna slice of pie?

Real-world Examples

Add some pineapple slices in here, mwah.

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

Trapped in between two whole wheat slices.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

Dice me, slice me or peel me?

Source: The Truman Show Selected Works

They have free slices of bread today.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

It was really a slice of chorizo.

Source: VOA Standard English - Asia

Or that brown color your apple turns after you slice it.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

Who can make more slices of their item first?

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2019 Collection

The film in itself is a slice of time.

Source: Selected Film and Television News

Why would they only be sliced halfway through?

Source: Gourmet Base

My capital Trenton is a slice of heaven.

Source: Children's Encyclopedia Song

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