英语词汇“slew”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1n 2v

Of all the many nouns referring to a large group of things, one of the most fun is slew, as in "I saw a whole slew of birds in the tree by the river."

American English is constantly evolving, its richness coming from the many languages feeding into it. The noun slew, for instance, is from the Irish Gaelic sluagh, meaning "multitude." As an unrelated verb, it's the past tense of slay.

WORD FAMILY

slew: slewed, slewing, slews

USAGE EXAMPLES

For every hit like “Mortal Combat” or “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” there are a slew of duds such as “Warcraft” and “Prince of Persia.”

Time(Jan 01, 2017)

But in games decided by a touchdown or less, they’ve won nine in a row, despite a slew of injuries.

Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017)

For every hit like "Mortal Combat" or "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," there are a slew of duds such as "Warcraft" and "Prince of Persia."

Reuters(Jan 01, 2017)

n (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

a slew of journalists

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad

deluge, flood, inundation, torrent

an overwhelming number or amount

haymow

a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation

large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity

an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude

1v move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

skid, slide, slip, slue

submarine

move forward or under in a sliding motion

skid

slide without control

side-slip

slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis

glide

move smoothly and effortlessly

2v turn sharply; change direction abruptly

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

curve, cut, sheer, slue, swerve, trend, veer

peel off

leave a formation

yaw

swerve off course momentarily

turn

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

单词	slew
释义	slew (once / 656 pages) 1n 2v Of all the many nouns referring to a large group of things, one of the most fun is slew, as in "I saw a whole slew of birds in the tree by the river." American English is constantly evolving, its richness coming from the many languages feeding into it. The noun slew, for instance, is from the Irish Gaelic sluagh, meaning "multitude." As an unrelated verb, it's the past tense of slay. WORD FAMILY slew: slewed, slewing, slews USAGE EXAMPLES For every hit like “Mortal Combat” or “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” there are a slew of duds such as “Warcraft” and “Prince of Persia.” Time(Jan 01, 2017) But in games decided by a touchdown or less, they’ve won nine in a row, despite a slew of injuries. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) For every hit like "Mortal Combat" or "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," there are a slew of duds such as "Warcraft" and "Prince of Persia." Reuters(Jan 01, 2017) 1 n (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent a slew of journalists Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad deluge, flood, inundation, torrent an overwhelming number or amount haymow a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude 2 1v move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper skid, slide, slip, slue submarine move forward or under in a sliding motion skid slide without control side-slip slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis glide move smoothly and effortlessly 2v turn sharply; change direction abruptly Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper curve, cut, sheer, slue, swerve, trend, veer peel off leave a formation yaw swerve off course momentarily turn change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
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