slay sb
The knight vowed to slay the dragon.
骑士发誓要杀死那条龙。
杀戮，谋杀
杀戮,尤其是谋杀人类；杀戮。
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
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。
用法提示：slaying 作名词，单数形式，意为“杀戮事件”。
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。
用法提示：slayings 作名词，复数形式，意为“多起杀戮事件”。
The warrior is slaying the beast to protect the village.
武士正在宰杀野兽以保护村庄。
用法提示：slaying 作动词的现在分词，意为“正在杀死”。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He slaying the monster yesterday.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The slaying soldiers were honored.
正确表达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’。
slaying 指杀戮，而 sleighing 是乘坐雪橇，两者发音相同但意义完全不同
slaying 通常指预谋杀人，slaughter 更常指大规模杀戮或屠宰动物
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