| 词汇 | salami-slicing |
| 释义 | salami slicing noun[ U ] UKdisapprovinguk /səˈlɑː.mi ˌslaɪ.sɪŋ/ us /səˈlɑː.mi ˌslaɪ.sɪŋ/ the activity of gradually reducing something, usually in order to save money, by removing one small amount of it after the other, in a way that is damaging: （通常为了省钱）逐量减少（而造成有害的结果） He argues that cuts should be achieved by fundamentally re-thinking the role of the state rather than by salami slicing.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。 Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction dwindle dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off halve recede reduce reducible reduction resize trough tumble salami-slicing | Business Englishsalami-slicing noun[ U ] ukus the crime of stealing a large amount of money, by taking it over a period of time in small amounts that are less likely to be noticed: It was revealed that he had used salami-slicing attacks to steal from the company. a series of actions to remove or reduce something by small amounts over a period of time, so that people are less likely to notice any changes: The politicians are already permitting the salami-slicing of the free healthcare principle and no one is protesting. Examples of salami slicingsalami slicing However, there is also the salami-slicing approach on the other side. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Nor do we engage in salami-slicing of our objectives, because they are clearly established. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We have heard the "right time" argument; the argument that we should await reform; the salami-slicing argument. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is part of the salami-slicing tactics by which integration proceeds and national self-determination is diminished. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, each year, we get this salami-slicing stealth tax, which is eroding people's disposable income. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that we are confronted by a double salami-slicing approach. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There has been criticism of so-called salami-slicing government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One cannot continue "salami-slicing" our budgets year after year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The exercise was not done as some way of salami-slicing one section to fund another section. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not considering removing services or salami-slicing, but improvements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A salami-slicing process is involved, which increases the powers of the executive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What worries me in those two contexts is the subtle salami-slicing of our current competitive position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It forms part of the process of salami-slicing our military capability in a variety of ways, each little stage appearing to be perfectly reasonable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is in fact no more than the salami-slicing of one benefit after another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It should not be salami-slicing; the process must be carried out rationally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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