单词 | sling |
释义 | sling (once / 720 pages) 1nv 2n WORD FAMILY sling: slinger, slinging, slings, slung+/slinger: slingers/slung: underslung USAGE EXAMPLESOften as not Jared Hooper of Faith & Flower is at that party, but if not, he’s still slinging bubbles somewhere. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) Drivers sling hammocks in their wheel wells and sometimes wait several days in the thick tropical heat. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) The four Golden Girls are back, in puppet form, doing what they do: slinging insults. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1 1n a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released Hyper arm, weapon, weapon system any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting 2n a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones Syn|Hyper catapult, slingshot plaything, toy an artifact designed to be played with 3n a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel Syn|Hyper slingback shoe footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material 4n bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck Syn|Hyper scarf bandage, triangular bandage bandage, patch a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body 5v hurl as if with a sling Syn|Hyper catapult cast, hurl, hurtle throw forcefully 6v hold or carry in a sling he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm Hyper bear, carry, hold support or hold in a certain manner 7v move with a sling sling the cargo onto the ship Hyper displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 8v hang loosely or freely; let swing 2Hyper hang, hang up cause to be hanging or suspended n a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice Hypo|Hyper brandy sling a sling made with brandy gin slinga sling made with gin rum slinga sling made with rum highball a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass |
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