slay

pronunciation

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  • vt.
    残杀
    [俚]被笑或爱淹没

Word Origin

slay 杀,杀害,残杀

来自古英语 slean,杀,屠宰,来自 Proto-Germanic*slog,击,砍,来自 PIE*slak,击,砍,可能 来自 PIE*skel,砍,劈,切,词源同 scale,shale,shell.

Example

1. The river-horses raged against us and sought to slay us .
河马冲着我们怒气冲天,试图杀死我们。
2. Fortunately , a dragon most easy to slay .
幸运的是,这是最容易杀的龙。
3. I 'll hunt the monsters downand slay them all !
我将追杀此怪物并痛宰他!
4. For the most part , talons slay man , woman and child wholeheartedly , but they do so quickly .
大多数情况下,魔爪全心投入地宰杀男人、女人、小孩,但他们干的很快。
5. And I will kill your root by famine , and he will slay your remnant .
我必以饥荒治死你的根,你所余剩的人必被杀戮。

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