音标:[slei] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
v. 杀害, 残杀
v kill intentionally and with premeditation
词型变化:过去分词 : slain ; 现在分词 : slaying ; 第三人称单数 : slays ; 名词复数形式 : slays ; 过去式 : slew
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
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slay的用法和样例:

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. Two visitors were brutally slain yesterday.昨天有两名游客惨遭杀害。
  2. The slaves slew their masters with swords.奴隶们用刀杀死了主人。

经典引文

  • Henceforward..the wasp that enters this room is to be slain.

    出自:A. S. Neill
  • They thirsted to..slay their foes.

    出自:W. S. Churchill
  • She was found slain with a hatchet.

    出自:Billings (Montana) Gazette
  • George, the Christian saint who slew the dragon.

    出自:Sara Maitland
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