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slay vt.杀害；残杀；<俚>使大笑 (1) 昨天有两名游客惨遭杀害。(2) 奴隶们用刀杀死了主人。 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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英 [sleɪ] 美 [sleɪ] (1) Two visitors were brutally slain yesterday.(2) The slaves slew their masters with swords. Slay means to kill in a violent way. It has a mythic quality. You might slay the red knight. You might slay the dragon. You might slay the demon. But you probably wouldn't slay an annoying mosquito. 1[VERB 动词]残杀；屠杀；杀戮 If someone slays an animal, they kill it in a violent way.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]...the hill where St George slew the dragon.圣乔治屠龙的那座山slayingThe festival commemorates the slaying of the demon buffalo.那个节日是为了纪念杀死魔牛。slayer...the story of the Monster Slayer.“魔鬼杀手”的故事2[V-PASSIVE 被动动词]谋杀 If someone has been slain, they have been murdered.   [be V-ed]  [mainly AM 主美]Two Australian tourists were slain.两名澳大利亚游客被杀。

英语单词	slay
英美音标	英 [sleɪ] 美 [sleɪ]
中文释义	vt.杀害；残杀；<俚>使大笑
英语例句	(1) Two visitors were brutally slain yesterday. (2) The slaves slew their masters with swords.
中文例句	(1) 昨天有两名游客惨遭杀害。 (2) 奴隶们用刀杀死了主人。
vocabulary简明	Slay means to kill in a violent way. It has a mythic quality. You might slay the red knight. You might slay the dragon. You might slay the demon. But you probably wouldn't slay an annoying mosquito.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]残杀；屠杀；杀戮 If someone slays an animal, they kill it in a violent way. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] ...the hill where St George slew the dragon. 圣乔治屠龙的那座山 slaying The festival commemorates the slaying of the demon buffalo. 那个节日是为了纪念杀死魔牛。 slayer ...the story of the Monster Slayer. “魔鬼杀手”的故事 2 [V-PASSIVE 被动动词]谋杀 If someone has been slain, they have been murdered. [be V-ed] [mainly AM 主美] Two Australian tourists were slain. 两名澳大利亚游客被杀。

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