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slew

英 [sluː] 美 [slu]

解释

n. 回转；沼地；极多
vi. 扭转；侧滑；转向；猛拐
vt. 使扭转；使旋转
v. 杀害（slay的过去式）

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中文词源

slew 许多，大量

来自爱尔兰语 sluagh,军队，队伍，词源同 slogan.引申词义许多，大量。

英文词源

slew (n.1): "swampy place," 1708, North American variant of slough.
slew (v.): "to turn, swing, twist," 1834, earlier slue (1769), a nautical word, of unknown origin. Slewed (1801) is old nautical slang for "drunk." Slew-foot "clumsy person who walks with feet turned out" is from 1896.
slew (n.2): "large number," 1839, from Irish sluagh "a host, crowd, multitude," from Celtic and Balto-Slavic *sloug- "help, service" (see slogan).

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例句和用法

1. There have been a whole slew of shooting incidents.: 发生过大量枪击案。

2. They dealt with a slew of other issues.: 他们处理了大量的其他问题。

3. St George slew the dragon.: 圣乔治杀死了那条龙。

4. St George slew the cattle.: 圣乔治杀死牛.

5. It was with those grenades Pablo slew the post at Otero.: 巴勃罗就是用这种手榴弹干掉在奥特罗的哨所的.