| 释义 |
slay¹ /sleɪ/ vt. | vi.(slew /sluː/， slain /sleɪn/)
❶ vt.
1. 〈书〉杀，杀死；宰杀
slay one's enemy 杀死敌人
slay laying hens 杀下蛋鸡
2. [用作被动语态](新闻报道用语)杀害，谋杀
Two visitors were brutally slain yesterday. 昨天有两名来客惨遭杀害。
3. [过去式和过去分词常作slayed] 〈口〉逗死了；给…以极好印象；压倒
That comedian just slays us. 那滑稽演员真叫我们绝倒。
I used to slay myself with exhaustion. 我过去经常把自己累得半死。
4. 消灭；制止
5. 〈废〉痛击
❷ vi.
杀死；致死；杀戮
[< OE slēan to strike, beat, slay; 与 ON slā, OHG slahan to strike, OIr slacaim I beat 有关] |