slag

slag
noun
  1. [mass noun]stony waste matter separated from metals during the smelting or refining of ore
    矿渣，炉渣，熔渣
    ■similar material produced by a volcano; scoria
    火山渣
  2. (Brit. informal, derogatory)a promiscuous woman
    (英，非正式，贬)性乱交的女子
    ■a contemptible or insignificant person
    卑鄙小人；无足轻重的人
(slagged, slagging)
  1. [no obj.][usu. as noun slagging]produce deposits of slag
    成渣
  2. [with obj.](Brit. informal)criticize (someone) in an abusive and insulting manner
    (英，非正式)辱骂；侮辱（某人）
    we used to hate each other and slag each other off.
    我们过去相互憎恨，经常相互辱骂。
派生
slaggy
( slaggier, slaggiest)
adjective(slaggier, slaggiest)
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Middle Low German slagge, perhaps from slagen 'strike', with reference to fragments formed by hammering. The verb sense 'criticize' dates from the 1970s
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