a small, soft creature, like a snail without a shell, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants 缓步虫;蛞蝓 Topics Insects, worms, etc.c2, Gardensc2- (informal)
a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink 少量,一小杯(烈性酒) - (especially North American English, informal)
a bullet 子弹 - (North American English, informal)
a piece of metal like a coin in shape used to get things from machines, etc., sometimes illegally 硬币形金属片,假硬币(有时用以从自动售货机中骗取东西)
Word Originnoun late Middle English (in the sense ‘sluggard’): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian dialect slugg ‘large heavy body’. Sense 1 dates from the early 18th cent.