slew
英[sluː]
美[slu]
- n. 回转；沼地；极多
- vi. 扭转；侧滑；转向；猛拐
- vt. 使扭转；使旋转
- v. 杀害（slay的过去式）
词态变化
复数: slews;第三人称单数: slews;过去式: slewed;过去分词: slewed;现在分词: slewing;中文词源
slew 许多，大量来自爱尔兰语 sluagh,军队，队伍，词源同 slogan.引申词义许多，大量。
英文词源
- slew (n.1)
- "swampy place," 1708, North American variant of slough.
- slew (v.)
- "to turn, swing, twist," 1834, earlier slue (1769), a nautical word, of unknown origin. Slewed (1801) is old nautical slang for "drunk." Slew-foot "clumsy person who walks with feet turned out" is from 1896.
- slew (n.2)
- "large number," 1839, from Irish sluagh "a host, crowd, multitude," from Celtic and Balto-Slavic *sloug- "help, service" (see slogan).
双语例句
- 1. There have been a whole slew of shooting incidents.
- 发生过大量枪击案。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. They dealt with a slew of other issues.
- 他们处理了大量的其他问题。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. St George slew the dragon.
- 圣乔治杀死了那条龙。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. St George slew the cattle.
- 圣乔治杀死牛.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. It was with those grenades Pablo slew the post at Otero.
- 巴勃罗就是用这种手榴弹干掉在奥特罗的哨所的.
来自辞典例句