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

in the sense of destroy

Definition

to kill (an animal)

The horse had to be destroyed.

Synonyms

slaughter,

kill,

put down,

exterminate,

put to sleep

in the sense of dispatch

Definition

to murder

They may catch him and dispatch him immediately.

Synonyms

kill,

murder,

destroy,

do in (slang),

eliminate (slang),

take out (slang),

execute,

butcher,

slaughter,

assassinate,

slay (archaic, literary),

finish off,

put an end to,

do away with,

blow away (slang, US),

liquidate,

annihilate,

exterminate,

take (someone's) life,

bump off (slang)

in the sense of eliminate

Definition

to murder in cold blood

The colonel announced that the opposition had been eliminated.

Synonyms

murder,

kill,

do in (slang),

take out (slang),

terminate,

slay,

blow away (slang, US),

liquidate,

annihilate,

exterminate,

bump off (slang),

rub out (US, slang),

waste (informal)

in the sense of exterminate

Definition

to destroy a group or type of people, animals, or plants completely

A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats.

Synonyms

destroy,

kill,

eliminate,

abolish,

eradicate,

annihilate,

extirpate (archaic)

in the sense of massacre

Definition

to kill people indiscriminately in large numbers

Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population.

Synonyms

slaughter,

kill,

murder,

butcher,

take out (slang),

wipe out,

slay (archaic, literary),

blow away (slang, US),

annihilate,

exterminate,

mow down,

cut to pieces

in the sense of slaughter

Definition

to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers

Whales and dolphins are still being slaughtered for commercial gain.

Synonyms

butcher,

kill,

slay (archaic, literary),

destroy,

massacre,

exterminate

单词	slay
释义	Trends of slay View usage for: slay (sleɪ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense slays, present participle slaying, past tense slew, past tense, past participle slayed, past participle slain 1. verb If someone slays an animal, they kill it in a violent way. [formal] ...the hill where St George slew the dragon. [VERB noun] Synonyms: kill [informal], destroy, slaughter, eliminate More Synonyms of slay slaying uncountable noun [usually NOUN of noun] The festival commemorates the slaying of the demon buffalo. slayerWord forms: plural slayers countable noun ...the story of the Monster Slayer. 2. passive verb If someone has been slain, they have been murdered. [mainly US] Two Australian tourists were slain. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: murder, kill, assassinate, do in [slang] More Synonyms of slay More Synonyms of slay slay in British English (sleɪ) verbWord forms: slays, slaying, slew or slain (transitive) 1. archaic or literary to kill, esp violently 2. slang to impress (someone) sexually 3. obsolete to strike Derived forms slayer (ˈslayer) noun Word origin Old English slēan; related to Old Norse slā, Gothic, Old High German slahan to strike, Old Irish slacaim I beat slay in American English (sleɪ) verb transitiveWord forms: slew, slayed, slain, ˈslaying 1. to kill or destroy in a violent way 2. Slang to impress, delight, amuse, etc. with overwhelming force 3. Obsolete to strike or hit SIMILAR WORDS: kill Derived forms slayer (ˈslayer) noun Word origin ME slean < OE < slahan, akin to Ger schlagen, Du slagen < IE base slak-, to hit > MIr slacc, sword Synonyms of 'slay' kill, destroy, slaughter, eliminate murder, kill, assassinate, do in impress, amuse, wow, be the death of More Synonyms of slay In other languages slay British English: slay VERB If someone slays an animal, they kill it in a violent way. They slew the beast. American English: slay Brazilian Portuguese: matar Chinese: 屠杀 European Spanish: matar French: tuer German: erschlagen Italian: abbattere Japanese: 虐殺する Korean: 살해하다 European Portuguese: matar Latin American Spanish: matarviolentamente Chinese translation of 'slay' slay (sleɪ) Word forms:pt slew Word forms:pp slain vt (liter) [dragon] 杀(殺)死 (shāsǐ) [person] 杀(殺)害 (shāhài) (esp US, = murder) 谋(謀)杀(殺) (móushā) 1 (verb) in the sense of kill Definition to kill, esp. violently (archaic, literary) the hill where he slew the dragon Synonyms kill (informal) Public opinion may yet kill the proposal. destroy The horse had to be destroyed. slaughter Whales and dolphins are still being slaughtered for commercial gain. eliminate massacre Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population. butcher Our people are being butchered in their own homes. dispatch They may catch him and dispatch him immediately. annihilate The army was annihilated. exterminate A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats. 2 (verb) in the sense of murder Definition to kill, esp. violently Two Australian tourists were slain. Synonyms murder a thriller about two men who murder a third kill More than 200 people were killed in the disaster. assassinate a plot to assassinate the President do in (slang) eliminate The colonel announced that the opposition had been eliminated. massacre slaughter do away with exterminate mow down rub out (US, slang) 3 (verb) in the sense of impress (slang) Synonyms impress amuse wow (slang, mainly US) be the death of (informal) make a hit with (informal) Additional synonyms in the sense of annihilate Definition to destroy (a place or a group of people) completely The army was annihilated. Synonyms destroy, abolish, wipe out, erase, eradicate, extinguish, obliterate, liquidate, root out, exterminate, nullify, extirpate (archaic), wipe from the face of the earth, kennet (Australian, slang), jeff (Australian, slang) in the sense of assassinate Definition to murder (a prominent person) a plot to assassinate the President Synonyms murder, kill, eliminate (slang), take out (slang), terminate, hit (slang), slay, blow away (slang, US), liquidate in the sense of butcher Definition to kill (people) at random or brutally Our people are being butchered in their own homes. Synonyms kill, slaughter, massacre, destroy, cut down, assassinate, slay (archaic, literary), liquidate, exterminate, put to the sword Nearby words of slay slaver slavery slavish slay slaying sleaze sleazy Synonyms of 'slay' slay Explore 'slay' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of destroy Definition to kill (an animal) The horse had to be destroyed. Synonyms slaughter, kill, put down, exterminate, put to sleep in the sense of dispatch Definition to murder They may catch him and dispatch him immediately. Synonyms kill, murder, destroy, do in (slang), eliminate (slang), take out (slang), execute, butcher, slaughter, assassinate, slay (archaic, literary), finish off, put an end to, do away with, blow away (slang, US), liquidate, annihilate, exterminate, take (someone's) life, bump off (slang) in the sense of eliminate Definition to murder in cold blood The colonel announced that the opposition had been eliminated. Synonyms murder, kill, do in (slang), take out (slang), terminate, slay, blow away (slang, US), liquidate, annihilate, exterminate, bump off (slang), rub out (US, slang), waste (informal) in the sense of exterminate Definition to destroy a group or type of people, animals, or plants completely A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats. Synonyms destroy, kill, eliminate, abolish, eradicate, annihilate, extirpate (archaic) in the sense of massacre Definition to kill people indiscriminately in large numbers Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population. Synonyms slaughter, kill, murder, butcher, take out (slang), wipe out, slay (archaic, literary), blow away (slang, US), annihilate, exterminate, mow down, cut to pieces in the sense of slaughter Definition to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers Whales and dolphins are still being slaughtered for commercial gain. Synonyms butcher, kill, slay (archaic, literary), destroy, massacre, exterminate
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