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slew /ˈslu/
沼地,迴轉,旋轉,大量(vt.)使旋轉(vi.)迴轉(v.)(vbl.)slay的過去式
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Slay v. t. [imp. Slew p. p. Slain p. pr. & vb. n. Slaying.] To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to kill; to put an end to; to destroy.
With this sword then will I slay you both. --Chaucer.
I will slay the last of them with the sword. --Amos ix. 1.
I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. --Shak.
Syn: -- To kill; murder; slaughter; butcher.
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Slew n. A wet place; a river inlet.
The praire round about is wet, at times almost marshy, especially at the borders of the great reedy slews. --T. Roosevelt.
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Slue v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slued p. pr. & vb. n. Sluing ] [Written also slew.]
1. Naut. To turn about a fixed point, usually the center or axis, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn; -- used also of any heavy body.
2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used reflexively and followed by round. [Colloq.]
They laughed, and slued themselves round. --Dickens.
slay
v : kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss
ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: murder, hit, dispatch,
bump off, polish off, remove]
[also: slew, slain]
slew
n : (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of
money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must
have cost plenty" [syn: batch, deal, flock, good
deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess,
mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot,
quite a little, raft, sight, spate, stack, tidy
sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew]
v 1: turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the
left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the
right" [syn: swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer,
slue, cut]
2: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled
manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: skid,
slip, slue, slide]