slug
noun[C]
uk/slʌɡ/us/slʌɡ/slugnoun[C](CREATURE)
asmall, usuallyblackorbrowncreaturewith along,softbodyand noarmsorlegs, like asnailbut with noshell
蛞蝓，鼻涕虫
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mainlyUSinformal
a slow-moving,lazyperson
懒散的人See also
sluggish
Worms, snails, slugs & similar animals
- annelid
- centipede
- earthworm
- echinococcus
- escargot
- fluke
- gastropod
- leech
- limacine
- millepede
- minibeast
- nematode
- pill bug
- roly-poly
- roundworm
- snail
- woodlouse
- worm
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Laziness and lazy people
slugnoun[C](BULLET)
informal
abullet:
子弹Thepoorguywoundup with a slug in hisstomach.那个可怜的家伙腹部中了一枪。
Bullets & cartridges
- blank
- buckshot
- bullet
- cartridge
- dumdum bullet
- fusillade
- grapeshot
- pellet
- plastic bullet
- round
- shot
- tracer
- volley
slugnoun[C](AMOUNT OF DRINK)
informal
anamountofdrink,especiallystrongalcoholicdrink, that you canswallowat onetime:
满满一口（尤指烈性酒）I had a slugofvodkato give mecourage.我喝了一大口伏特加来给自己壮胆。
Alcohol - general words
- alcoholic
- alcopop
- Angostura
- aperitif
- bevvy
- booze
- intoxicant
- juice
- kick
- libation
- liquid lunch
- liquor
- pre-drink
- pre-drinking
- predrinks
- pregaming
- preload
- specific gravity
- tot
- usual
slugnoun[C](COIN)
US
apieceofmetalusedinsteadof acoinfor putting inmachines
（投入机器中的）假硬币，代币Payment methods
- anti-kickback
- ATM card
- automatic withdrawal
- bad cheque
- baksheesh
- cashback
- chip
- commission
- legal tender
- liquefy
- liquid
- monometallic
- non-cash
- non-monetary
- non-money
- non-paying
- payoff
- per calendar month
- whip-round
slug
verb[T]
uk/slʌɡ/us/slʌɡ/-gg-informal
tohitsomeone hard with thefist(=closedhand):
用拳头猛击She slugged him and hefellagainst thebar.她猛地打了他一拳，他扑倒在柜台上。
US
tohitabaseballhard
猛击（棒球）Hitting and beating
- at-risk
- bangsomeoneup
- basher
- bashing
- battered
- brain
- bunch
- butt
- deck
- head-butt
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
- mess
- swing
- tansomeone'shideidiom
- wallop
- whop
- whup
Idiom
slug it out