| 释义 |
slay
slaymurder; slaughter; assassinate: They planned to slay the King.
Not to be confused with:sleigh – a light vehicle on runners; a sled: a one-horse open sleighsley – the reed of a loom; the warp count in woven fabricsslay S0468100 (slā)tr.v. slew (slo͞o) or slayed or slain (slān) or slayed, slay·ing, slays 1. To kill violently.2. Slang To overwhelm, as with laughter or love: Those old jokes still slay me.
[Middle English slen, slayen, from Old English slēan.]
slay′er n.slay (sleɪ) vb (tr) , slays, slaying, slew or slain1. archaic or literary to kill, esp violently2. slang to impress (someone) sexually3. obsolete to strike[Old English slēan; related to Old Norse slā, Gothic, Old High German slahan to strike, Old Irish slacaim I beat] ˈslayer nslay (sleɪ)
v. slew, slain, slay•ing. v.t. 1. to kill by violence. 2. to destroy; extinguish. 3. Slang. to impress strongly; overwhelm, esp. by humor: Your jokes slay me. 4. Obs. to strike. v.i. 5. to kill or murder. [before 900; Middle English sleen, slayn, Old English slēan, c. Old Frisian, Old Norse slā, Old Saxon, Old High German, Gothic slahan to strike] slay′a•ble, adj. slay′er, n. slay
Past participle: slain
Gerund: slaying
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| I slay | | you slay | | he/she/it slays | | we slay | | you slay | | they slay |
| Preterite |
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| I slew | | you slew | | he/she/it slew | | we slew | | you slew | | they slew |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am slaying | | you are slaying | | he/she/it is slaying | | we are slaying | | you are slaying | | they are slaying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have slain | | you have slain | | he/she/it has slain | | we have slain | | you have slain | | they have slain |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was slaying | | you were slaying | | he/she/it was slaying | | we were slaying | | you were slaying | | they were slaying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had slain | | you had slain | | he/she/it had slain | | we had slain | | you had slain | | they had slain |
| Future |
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| I will slay | | you will slay | | he/she/it will slay | | we will slay | | you will slay | | they will slay |
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| I will have slain | | you will have slain | | he/she/it will have slain | | we will have slain | | you will have slain | | they will have slain |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be slaying | | you will be slaying | | he/she/it will be slaying | | we will be slaying | | you will be slaying | | they will be slaying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been slaying | | you have been slaying | | he/she/it has been slaying | | we have been slaying | | you have been slaying | | they have been slaying |
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| I will have been slaying | | you will have been slaying | | he/she/it will have been slaying | | we will have been slaying | | you will have been slaying | | they will have been slaying |
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| I had been slaying | | you had been slaying | | he/she/it had been slaying | | we had been slaying | | you had been slaying | | they had been slaying |
| Conditional |
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| I would slay | | you would slay | | he/she/it would slay | | we would slay | | you would slay | | they would slay |
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| I would have slain | | you would have slain | | he/she/it would have slain | | we would have slain | | you would have slain | | they would have slain |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | slay - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"murder, off, bump off, polish off, dispatch, remove, hitkill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"burke - murder without leaving a trace on the bodyexecute - murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed" |
slayverb1. (Archaic or literary) kill, destroy, slaughter, eliminate, massacre, butcher, dispatch, annihilate, exterminate the hill where he slew the dragon2. murder, kill, assassinate, do in (slang), eliminate, massacre, slaughter, do away with, exterminate, mow down, rub out (U.S. slang) Two Australian tourists were slain.slayverb1. To cause the death of:carry off, cut down, cut off, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), kill.Slang: waste, zap.Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep.2. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:destroy, finish (off), kill, liquidate, murder.Informal: put away.Slang: bump off, do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap.Translationsslay (slei) – past tense slew (sluː) : past participle slain (slein) – verb to kill. Cain slew his brother Abel. 殺死 杀死slay
slayslang To succeed at something in a particularly impressive or dominant way. She's definitely getting the promotion after she slayed that presentation for the CEO. Did you see that band's halftime performance? They slayed!slay tv. to overwhelm someone with one’s performance or other excellence. These jokes always slay the audience. slay
Synonyms for slayverb killSynonyms- kill
- destroy
- slaughter
- eliminate
- massacre
- butcher
- dispatch
- annihilate
- exterminate
verb murderSynonyms- murder
- kill
- assassinate
- do in
- eliminate
- massacre
- slaughter
- do away with
- exterminate
- mow down
- rub out
Synonyms for slayverb to cause the death ofSynonyms- carry off
- cut down
- cut off
- destroy
- dispatch
- finish
- kill
- waste
- zap
verb to take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfullySynonyms- destroy
- finish
- kill
- liquidate
- murder
- put away
- bump off
- do in
- knock off
- off
- rub out
- waste
- wipe out
- zap
Synonyms for slayverb kill intentionally and with premeditationSynonyms- murder
- off
- bump off
- polish off
- dispatch
- remove
- hit
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