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单词 slew
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slew

(sluː)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense slews, present participle slewing, past tense, past participle slewed
1. 
Slew is the past tense of slay.
2. verb
If a vehicle slews or is slewed across a road, it slides across it.
The bus slewed sideways. [VERB adverb/preposition]
A seven-ton lorry slewed across their path. [VERB adverb/preposition]
He slewed the car against the side of the building. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
3. countable noun [usually singular]
A slew of things is a large number of them.
[mainly US]
There have been a whole slew of shooting incidents. [+ of]
They dealt with a slew of other issues.

slew in British English 1

(sluː)
verb
the past tense of slay

slew in British English 2

or especially US slue (sluː)
verb
1. 
to twist or be twisted sideways, esp awkwardly
he slewed around in his chair
2.  nautical
to cause (a mast) to rotate in its step or (of a mast) to rotate in its step
noun
3. 
the act of slewing
Word origin
C18: of unknown origin

slew in British English 3

(sluː)
noun
a variant spelling (esp US) of slough1 (sense 2)

slew in British English 4

or slue (sluː)
noun
informal, mainly US and Canadian
a great number or amount; a lot
Word origin
C20: from Irish Gaelic sluagh; related to Old Irish slōg army

slew in American English 1

(slu)
US
noun
alt. sp. of
slough2 (sense 4)

slew in American English 2

(slu)
noun, verb transitive, verb intransitive
alt. sp. of
slue1

slew in American English 3

(slu)
US
noun
Informal
a large number, group, or amount; a lot
Word origin
Ir sluagh, a host

slew in American English 4

(slu)
verb transitive
pt. of
slay

Chinese translation of 'slew'

slew

(sluː)

pt

  1. of slay

vi

  1. [vehicle] 旋转(轉) (xuánzhuǎn)

vt

  1. [vehicle] 使旋转(轉) (shǐxuánzhuǎn)

n

  1. (esp US)
    a slew of 大量 (dàliàng)

slay

(sleɪ)
Word forms:pt slew
Word forms:pp slain

vt

  1. (liter)
    1. [dragon] 杀(殺)死 (shāsǐ)
    2. [person] 杀(殺)害 (shāhài)
  2. (esp US, = murder) 谋(謀)杀(殺) (móushā)

Nearby words of
slew

  • sleigh
  • slender
  • slept
  • slew
  • slice
  • sliced bread
  • slick

Related terms of
slew

  • slay
  • a slew of
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