英语词汇“slay”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

slay1

/sleɪ

verb (past slew /sluː/; past participle slain /sleɪn/) [with object]

1 archaic or literary Kill (a person or animal) in a violent way: St George slew the dragon...

She did just that and on a day in August slew the beast, just as St. George did the Dragon.
‘It looked like a big, dirty white dog,’ says motorcycle cop Paul Lucier, who slew the beast on St-Joseph.
In the same sector, on the evening of February 22, 2003, a dog was slain by the beast that prowls the Candelero Abajo Sector.

Synonyms

murder, killing, homicide, putting to death, execution, butchery, slaughter, massacre, assassination, dispatch, destruction, extermination

informal liquidation

rare mactation

1.1chiefly North American Murder (someone) (used chiefly in journalism): a man was slain with a shotgun...

Barnes was slain in a double murder one week before the Baltimore Ravens selected Lewis in the first round of the 1996 NFL draft.
Michael Mitchell had a satisfying little existence going until the tragic day his son was slain in a gangland shootout.
Those with less time will be better off with Andromache, the story of a woman forced to marry her husband's murderer to prevent him slaying her son.

1.2 informal Greatly impress or amuse (someone): you slay me, you really do...

It's Saturday night, you want to go to the movies, every single one of them will sort of amuse you but not one of them is going to slay you.
One thing that slew me about Warburton's performance as the Tick: instead of the constant bluster of the cartoon voice, he would occasionally drop to a hushed tones that were pure Adam West.
After the title track slays you with its intro - a minute plus of sweet guitar licks - the dual, give-and-take boy-girl lead vocals will capture your heart until you're screaming along without even knowing the words.

Synonyms

amuse greatly, convulse with mirth/laughter, entertain greatly, make someone laugh

informal have people rolling in the aisles, make someone crack up, kill, knock dead, be the death of, wow, be a hit with

British informal crease up

Origin

Old English slēan 'strike, kill', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slaan and German schlagen.

see slaughter, sledge

Rhymes

slay2

noun

Variant spelling of sley.

单词	slay
释义	slay1 /sleɪ / verb (past slew /sluː/; past participle slain /sleɪn/) [with object] 1 archaic or literary Kill (a person or animal) in a violent way: St George slew the dragon... She did just that and on a day in August slew the beast, just as St. George did the Dragon. ‘It looked like a big, dirty white dog,’ says motorcycle cop Paul Lucier, who slew the beast on St-Joseph. In the same sector, on the evening of February 22, 2003, a dog was slain by the beast that prowls the Candelero Abajo Sector. Synonyms murder, killing, homicide, putting to death, execution, butchery, slaughter, massacre, assassination, dispatch, destruction, extermination informal liquidation rare mactation 1.1chiefly North American Murder (someone) (used chiefly in journalism): a man was slain with a shotgun... Barnes was slain in a double murder one week before the Baltimore Ravens selected Lewis in the first round of the 1996 NFL draft. Michael Mitchell had a satisfying little existence going until the tragic day his son was slain in a gangland shootout. Those with less time will be better off with Andromache, the story of a woman forced to marry her husband's murderer to prevent him slaying her son. 1.2 informal Greatly impress or amuse (someone): you slay me, you really do... It's Saturday night, you want to go to the movies, every single one of them will sort of amuse you but not one of them is going to slay you. One thing that slew me about Warburton's performance as the Tick: instead of the constant bluster of the cartoon voice, he would occasionally drop to a hushed tones that were pure Adam West. After the title track slays you with its intro - a minute plus of sweet guitar licks - the dual, give-and-take boy-girl lead vocals will capture your heart until you're screaming along without even knowing the words. Synonyms amuse greatly, convulse with mirth/laughter, entertain greatly, make someone laugh informal have people rolling in the aisles, make someone crack up, kill, knock dead, be the death of, wow, be a hit with British informal crease up Origin Old English slēan 'strike, kill', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slaan and German schlagen. see slaughter, sledge Rhymes affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea slay2 noun Variant spelling of sley.
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