单词 | slain |
释义 | slainverbpast participle of slay 1 transitive : to kill violently, wantonly, or in great numbers slay the enemy This was the appearance of a dreadful epidemic which in that age, and long before and afterward, was wont to slay its hundreds and thousands on both sides of the Atlantic. Nathaniel Hawthorne broadly : to strike down : kill slay a dragon "It's a lot easier to slay a vampire with a stake in the heart than it is to slay some of our demons that are in our heads." Rachel T. Hill 2 transitive, informal : to delight or amuse immensely slayed the audience … [Seth Rogen] is currently slaying critics with Superbad, which he co-wrote with Evan Goldberg. Tanner Stransky 3 transitive + intransitive, informal : to do something or perform exceptionally well or impressively : to be exceptionally impressive From the Let Girls Learn initiative to her Vogue covers, [Yara Shahidi] slays it all. Rebecca Sun Beyoncé did not come to this year's Grammy Awards just to slay, she came to make a statement. Jackie Fields From the red carpet to her sure-to-be epic performance, one thing is for certain—she's gonna slay. Quinn Keaney slain verb1 as in killed to deprive of life millions have been slain worldwide by this dreadful disease Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in murdered to put to death deliberately vowed to slay without mercy whoever was responsible for murdering his family Synonyms & Similar Words
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