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Slay Kill Slew Sleɪ V.杀;毁 Intended Father's Murderer

Front slay
Pron [sleɪ]
Back 【slay】
v.杀;毁
He intended to slay his father's murderer.
他意欲弑杀谋杀他父亲的凶手。
Vocab
slaykill intentionally and with premeditation

Slay means to kill in a violent way. It has a mythic quality. You would slay the red knight. You might slay the dragon. You might slay the demon. But you probably wouldn't slay your adversary in a gang war.

Slay is an old word associated with knights and dragons. Like many old words it has some funky forms. When you killed someone or something in the past you say slew, as in "St. George slew the dragon." When you've already done it, you say you have slain.

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