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童鞋们翻得真好！

President Barack Obama asked government agencies on Wednesday to slash $4 billion in spending on things like travel, printing and coffee mugs, in his latest effort to sidestep Congress and help the economy.

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Definition of SIDESTEP

transitive verb

1: bypass, evade <sidestep a question>

2: to move out of the way of : avoid <sidestep a blow>

 

intransitive verb

1: to take a side step

2: to avoid an issue or decision

 

Examples of SIDESTEP:

She sidestepped the reporter's question.

They're sidestepping the real issue.

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Definition of SLASH

intransitive verb: to lash out, cut, or thrash about with or as if with an edged blade

 

transitive verb

 

1: to cut with or as if with rough sweeping strokes

2: cane, lash

3: to cut slits in (as a garment) so as to reveal a color beneath

4: to criticize cuttingly

5: to reduce sharply : cut

 

Examples of SLASH:

Someone slashed his car's tires.

He threatened to slash the man's throat.

She slashed a path through the underbrush.

They slashed their way through the jungle.

The company has slashed prices to increase sales.

Funding for the program was slashed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

所有跟帖： 

• Learned: sidestep and slash. Thanks you. -EnLearner- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/19/2011 postreply 17:30:49

• Excellent！ -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/19/2011 postreply 18:49:05