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单词 slue
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
slue1 or slew /slu/USA pronunciation   v., slued, slu•ing, n. 
v. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsto turn or swing around, such as a mast on its own axis: [no object]to slue sharply around.[+ object]to slue the mast sharply around.

n. [countable]
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsthe act of sluing.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
slue1  (slo̅o̅),USA pronunciation v., slued, slu•ing, n. 
v.t. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsto turn (a mast or other spar) around on its own axis, or without removing it from its place.
  2. Naval Termsto swing around.

v.i. 
  1. Naval Termsto turn about;
    swing around.

n. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsthe act of sluing.
  2. Nautical, Naval Termsa position slued to.
Also, slew. 
  • origin, originally uncertain 1760–70

slue2  (slo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsslew2.

slue3  (slo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. slough1 (def. 3).

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
slue /sluː/ n , vb
  1. a variant spelling (esp US) of slew2
slue /sluː/ n
  1. a variant spelling of slough1
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
slew1 /slu/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. pt. of slay.

slew2 /slu/USA pronunciation   n. [countable][Informal.]
  1. a large number or quantity:A whole slew of people showed up.

slew3 /slu/USA pronunciation  v. [no object]
  1. to slide, skid, or turn very suddenly:The car slewed across the road.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
slew1  (slo̅o̅),USA pronunciation v. 
  1. pt. of slay. 

slew2  (slo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
  1. a large number or quantity:a whole slew of people.
Also, slue. 
  • Irish sluagh crowd, throng, army, host
  • 1830–40, American.

slew3  (slo̅o̅),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., n. 
  1. Naval Termsslue1.

slew4  (slo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. [U.S.,]Canadian.
  1. British Termsslough1 (def. 3).

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
slew /sluː/ vb
  1. the past tense of slay
slew, esp US slue /sluː/ vb
  1. to twist or be twisted sideways, esp awkwardly
  2. to cause (a mast) to rotate in its step or (of a mast) to rotate in its step
n
  1. the act of slewing
Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin
slew /sluː/ n
  1. a variant spelling (esp US) of slough1
slew, slue /sluː/ n
  1. informal chiefly US Canadian a great number or amount; a lot
Etymology: 20th Century: from Irish Gaelic sluagh; related to Old Irish slōg army
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