"slug" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鼻涕蟲
• （槍的）子彈 -（賭場的）代幣

Definition

「鼻涕蟲」是一種軟體、滑膩的動物，類似蝸牛但沒有殼。也可指霰彈槍子彈或用於機器、賭場的代幣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

"slug"在非科學語境下比較口語。作為動物時，常見於花園和潮濕區域。作為子彈時，多指霰彈槍子彈。作為代幣時為舊用法。不要和動詞"to slug"（重擊）混淆。

Examples

I saw a slug in the garden this morning.

我今天早上在花園裡看到一條**鼻涕蟲**。

A slug can eat many plants in one night.

一條**鼻涕蟲**一晚可以喫掉很多植物。

He found a metal slug on the ground.

他在地上撿到了一顆金屬**子彈**。

After the rain, the sidewalk was covered with slugs.

下雨後，人行道上都是**鼻涕蟲**。

The old slot machine wouldn't work unless you used a slug instead of a real coin.

那臺舊老虎機只有用一枚**代幣**代替真錢才會動。

Be careful, that's not a snail—it's a slug, so it has no shell.

小心，那不是蝸牛，是**鼻涕蟲**，牠沒有殼。