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

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。