I.
noun
1 flat piece of food
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , generous , great , huge , large , thick
▪ little , small , thin
▪ cheese , lemon , pizza , etc.
VERB + SLICE
▪ cut
▪
She cut a thin ~ of lemon.
▪ eat
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~s
▪
The sausage is also sold pre-packed in ~s.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of bread/cake/pizza/toast
PHRASES
▪ cut sth into ~s
▪
He cut the meat into thick ~s.
2 part or share of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , huge , large
▪ fair , significant , sizeable , substantial (all esp. BrE )
▪
They spend a fair ~ of the budget on research and development.
▪ narrow , small , tiny
VERB + SLICE
▪ carve , carve out
▪
The company has managed to carve out a ~ of the market for itself.
▪ get , grab
▪
Many investors are hoping to grab a ~ of the action.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
The agency takes a large ~ of the profits.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of life
▪
This drama provides a ~ of life in 1950s Connecticut.
▪ a ~ of the action
▪ a ~ of the pie
▪
Different groups of people will demand a bigger ~ of the pie.
▪ a ~ of luck ( BrE )
▪
He needed a large ~ of luck to win the game.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ finely ( esp. BrE ), thinly
▪
Slice the bread thinly.
▪ thickly
▪ neatly ( esp. AmE )
▪ cleanly
▪
The knife ~d cleanly through the flesh.
▪ off , up
▪
Slice up the mushrooms and fry them.
PREPOSITION
▪ into
▪
The blade ~d into her shoulder.
▪ off
▪
He ~d pieces off the large steak.
▪ through
▪
The knife ~d through his ear.
PHRASES
▪ ~ sth in half , ~ sth in two
▪
Slice the onion in two.
Slice is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ knife
Slice is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ apple , ↑ avocado , ↑ banana , ↑ bread , ↑ carrot , ↑ celery , ↑ cheese , ↑ drive , ↑ finger , ↑ ham , ↑ lemon , ↑ lime , ↑ loaf , ↑ meat , ↑ mushroom , ↑ onion , ↑ pepper , ↑ potato , ↑ sausage , ↑ tomato , ↑ turkey