a long, narrow cut or opening 狭长的切口;长而窄的口子;狭缝;裂缝 a long skirt with a slit up the side 侧开衩的长裙 His eyes narrowed into slits. 他的眼睛眯成两道缝。 She peered through a slit in the screen. 她透过屏幕上的一条缝凝视着。 The baby opened its slit eyes and looked at the world for the first time. 婴儿睁开狭长的眼睛,第一次看着这个世界。
Oxford Collocations DictionarySlit is used before these nouns:- trench
- arrow
Word Originlate Old English slite (noun); related to Old English slītan ‘split, rend’ (of Germanic origin).