sliver

/ˈslɪvə/· 名词

科学/科研/医疗B2

sliver
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Chinese meaning

一yī小xiǎo部bù分fèn;一yī丝sī

细xì长cháng的de碎suì片piàn;极jí小xiǎo的de一yī部bù分fèn

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受shòu污wū染rǎn生shēng菜cài里lǐ只zhǐ有yǒu极jí小xiǎo比bǐ例lì流liú向xiàng了leTaco Bell

Example

a new report from the Food and Drug Administration finally reveals where all the contaminated lettuce was sold—and only a sliver of it went to Taco Bell locations.

美měi国guó食shí品pǐn药yào品pǐn监jiān督dū管guǎn理lǐ局jú(FDA)的de一yī份fèn新xīn报bào告gào终zhōng于yú揭jiē示shì了le所suǒ有yǒu受shòu污wū染rǎn生shēng菜cài的de销xiāo售shòu去qù向xiàng——而ér流liú向xiàngTaco Bell门mén店diàn的de只zhǐ是shì其qí中zhōng一yī小xiǎo部bù分fèn。

Source: Ars Technica · 11 Aug 2026

Background ✎

FDA报bào告gào显xiǎn示shì,此cǐ前qián被bèi怀huái疑yí的de受shòu污wū染rǎn生shēng菜cài里lǐ,真zhēn正zhèng流liú向xiàngTaco Bell门mén店diàn的de只zhǐ占zhàn极jí小xiǎo一yī部bù分fèn。

Roots · etymology

经中古英语 slivere(源自 sliven 劈开),与古英语 tōslīfan(劈裂)同源

  • 单纯词,不可拆(古英语 slīfan"劈开"派生)

Collocations

  • a sliver of hope / a sliver of land / only a sliver of

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