亚洲网紅露点

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slew

1

[ sloo ]

verb

  1. simple past tense of slay.


slew

2
or slue

[ sloo ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a large number or quantity:

    a whole slew of people.

slew

1

/ 蝉濒耻藧 /

verb

  1. the past tense of slay
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

slew

2

/ 蝉濒耻藧 /

verb

  1. to twist or be twisted sideways, esp awkwardly

    he slewed around in his chair

  2. nautical to cause (a mast) to rotate in its step or (of a mast) to rotate in its step
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of slewing
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

slew

3

/ 蝉濒耻藧 /

noun

  1. a variant spelling (esp US) of slough 1
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

slew

4

/ 蝉濒耻藧 /

noun

  1. informal.
    a great number or amount; a lot
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of slew1

1830鈥40, Americanism; < Irish sluagh crowd, throng, army, host
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of slew1

C18: of unknown origin

Origin of slew2

C20: from Irish Gaelic sluagh; related to Old Irish 蝉濒艒驳 army
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The kidnap-murder of the couple stands as the latest in a disturbing slew of killings.

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But analysts expect sales will start falling off as the slew of tariffs increase costs for companies and many retailers are forced to raise prices.

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It inspired a slew of violent crimes by The Order in the 1980s, McVeigh鈥檚 bombing of the federal building back in 1995, and Trump鈥檚 assault on the Capitol after he lost the 2020 election.

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