slew

英[sluː] 美[sluː]
  • n. 沼地;回转;许多
  • v. 转向
  • 动词slay的过去式.
GRE
Noun:
  1. (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"
    "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"
    "it must have cost plenty"
    "a slew of journalists"
    "a wad of money"

Verb:
  1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly;

    "The car cut to the left at the intersection"
    "The motorbike veered to the right"

  2. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner;

    "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

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

来自柯林斯例句

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

来自柯林斯例句

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

来自《权威词典》

4. St George slew the cattle.
圣乔治杀死牛.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He faced a whole slew of problems.
      他面临了一大堆的问题。
    2. This year has seen a whole slew of novels set in Hong Kong.
      今年出现了许多以香港为背景的小说。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. The car slewed round on the icy road.
      车在结冰的路上打滑了。