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单词 salami slicing
释义
salami slicing
noun[U]
UKdisapproving
uk
/səˈlɑː.mi ˌslaɪ.sɪŋ/us
/səˈlɑː.mi ˌslaɪ.sɪŋ/
theactivityofgraduallyreducingsomething, usually inordertosavemoney, byremovingonesmallamountof it after the other, in a way that isdamaging:
（通常为了省钱）逐量减少（而造成有害的结果）
Hearguesthatcutsshould beachievedbyfundamentallyre-thinking theroleof thestateratherthan bysalamislicing.他提出削减开支应该通过从根本上重新思考政府的角色来实现，而不是靠会造成损害的逐量减少。
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(Definition ofsalami slicingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

salami-slicing| Business English

salami-slicing
noun[U]
uk
us
thecrimeofstealingalargeamountofmoney, by taking it over aperiodoftimeinsmallamountsthat are lesslikelyto benoticed:
It wasrevealedthat he had used salami-slicingattackstostealfrom thecompany.
aseriesofactionstoremoveorreducesomething bysmallamountsover aperiodoftime, so thatpeopleare lesslikelytonoticeanychanges:
Thepoliticiansare alreadypermittingthe salami-slicing of thefreehealthcareprincipleand no one isprotesting.
(Definition ofsalami-slicingfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsalami slicing

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However, there is also thesalami-slicingapproach on the other side.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Nor do we engage insalami-slicingof our objectives, because they are clearly established.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We have heard the "right time" argument; the argument that we should await reform; thesalami-slicingargument.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This is part of thesalami-slicingtactics by which integration proceeds and national self-determination is diminished.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Instead, each year, we get thissalami-slicingstealth tax, which is eroding people's disposable income.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I believe that we are confronted by a doublesalami-slicingapproach.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There has been criticism of so-calledsalami-slicinggovernment.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
One cannot continue "salami-slicing" our budgets year after year.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The exercise was not done as some way ofsalami-slicingone section to fund another section.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are not considering removing services orsalami-slicing, but improvements.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Asalami-slicingprocess is involved, which increases the powers of the executive.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What worries me in those two contexts is the subtlesalami-slicingof our current competitive position.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It forms part of the process ofsalami-slicingour military capability in a variety of ways, each little stage appearing to be perfectly reasonable.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is in fact no more than thesalami-slicingof one benefit after another.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It should not besalami-slicing; the process must be carried out rationally.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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