词汇 | slay |
释义 | slay 1 ENTRIES FOUND: slay (verb) slay /ˈsleɪ/ verb slays; slew /ˈsluː/ also slayed; slain /ˈsleɪn/ ; slaying slay /ˈsleɪ/ verb slays; slew /ˈsluː/ also slayed; slain /ˈsleɪn/ ; slaying Learner's definition of SLAY [+ object] 1 a literary : to kill (someone or something) especially in a battle or war(尤指在战争中)杀害 The knight slew the dragon.骑士杀死了那条龙。 b US : to kill (someone)杀(人) — used especially in newspaper stories and headlines尤用于报刊报道和新闻头条; — usually used as (be) slain通常用作(be) slain The victims were slain in their homes.受害人是在他们的家中被杀的。 The headline read “Three Slain in Bank Robbery.”新闻头条写道:“三人在银行劫案中被杀。” 2 chiefly US, informal + old-fashioned : to delight or amuse (someone) very much使十分高兴 That guy slays me. [=that guy kills me; I think he's very funny]那家伙笑死我了。 — slayer noun, plural slayers [count] — slaying noun, plural slayings chiefly US [count] Police have arrested a man in connection with three slayings that happened last month.警方拘捕了一名与上月发生的三起命案有关的男子。 |
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