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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At the end of seven rounds with nine draft picks on the way and a slew of undrafted free agents en route, Hortiz met reporters with a content smile.

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Survivors of the Eaton fire gathered Thursday morning in Pasadena to condemn State Farm鈥檚 alleged mishandling of a slew of claims by policyholders who suffered losses in the blaze.

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Wink Martindale, the king of the television game show who hosted 鈥淭ic-Tac-Dough,鈥 鈥淕ambit,鈥 鈥淗igh Rollers鈥 and a slew of other programs that became staples in living rooms across America, died Tuesday in Rancho Mirage.

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