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slay sb
The knight vowed to slay the dragon.
骑士发誓要杀死那条龙。
杀戮，谋杀
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杀戮，谋杀
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
The knight vowed to slay the dragon.
骑士发誓要杀死那条龙。
常指有预谋的杀人
杀戮,尤其是谋杀人类
Killing, especially the murder of a human.
The detective was called to investigate a mysterious slaying.
侦探被叫去调查一起神秘的杀戮案。
The mayor promised to reduce the number of violent slayings in the city.
市长承诺减少城市中暴力杀戮事件的数量。
The warrior is slaying the beast to protect the village.
武士正在宰杀野兽以保护村庄。
The knight vowed to slay the dragon.
骑士发誓要杀死那条龙。
The slaying of the king shocked the nation.
国王的被杀震惊了全国。
Not this
He slaying the monster yesterday.
Use this
He slew the monster yesterday.
Slaying是现在分词，不能单独作谓语动词；过去式应为slew。
Not this
The slaying soldiers were honored.
Use this
The slain soldiers were honored.
Slaying是现在分词，表示‘正在杀戮’，但此处需要过去分词slain表示‘被杀害的’。
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作名词时常用复数形式slayings，指谋杀事件；作动词时为slay的现在分词。
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