a slew of + noun
a slew of 后常接复数名词,表示大量。
The company hired a slew of new employees.
公司雇佣了大量的新员工。
大量,许多
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
大量,许多
a large number or amount of something
The company hired a slew of new employees.
公司雇佣了大量的新员工。
常用于 a slew of
旋转的动作或过程
The act, or process of slewing.
大量
A large amount.
用于旋转的装置
A device used for slewing.
一群或大量的人
A crowd or large number of people.
I have a whole slew of tasks to complete before the deadline.
我在截止日期前有一大堆任务要完成。
He slewed the steering wheel hard to avoid a collision.
他猛打方向盘以避开碰撞。
The car slewed sideways on the wet road, but the driver regained control.
汽车在湿滑路面上侧滑,但司机重新控制了方向。
a slew of 后常接复数名词,表示大量。
The company hired a slew of new employees.
公司雇佣了大量的新员工。
slew 作动词时,过去式和过去分词为 slewed。
He slewed the car to the right to avoid a dog.
他猛打方向盘向右,以避开一只狗。
slew 是 slay 的过去式,意为杀死。
The knight slew the dragon with a single blow.
骑士一击杀死了龙。
Not this
I have slew of books to read.
Use this
I have a slew of books to read.
中文学习者常遗漏冠词“a”,因为汉语中“大量”不需要冠词。在英语中,“slew”作为名词时通常以“a slew of”的形式出现,表示“大量的”,所以必须加上“a”。
Not this
He slew the car to avoid the obstacle.
Use this
He slewed the car to avoid the obstacle.
动词“slew”表示“猛转”时,其过去式是规则变化的“slewed”,而不是“slew”(“slew”是“slay”的过去式)。学习者可能混淆了这两个动词的过去式形式。
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大量;许多
There were a slew of problems with the plan.
这个计划存在大量问题。
(车辆等)急转,猛拐
The car slewed around the corner and vanished.
汽车急转过街角,消失了。
(失控地)向一侧滑行
The truck slewed sideways across the icy road.
卡车在结冰的路面上侧滑。
滑出公路,冲出路外
The bus slewed off the road and crashed into a fence.
公共汽车冲出路外,撞上了栅栏。
(滑行后)突然停下
The taxi slewed to a halt just in front of the gate.
出租车滑行到大门前突然停住。
杀死恶龙
In the legend, the knight slew the dragon and saved the village.
传说中,骑士杀死了恶龙,拯救了村庄。
大量,许多
The new manager faced a slew of problems.
新经理面临了大量问题。
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slew 谐音“死路”:凶手杀(slay 的过去式 slew)人后留下“一大堆”(a slew of)尸体堵死了路。
语域:informal 常见场景:journalism、casual speech、informal writing 这里指名词义“大量”,通常用于非正式口语和新闻报道,常见搭配为 a slew of;正式书面语中更常用 a large number of。
以上六个词都与 slew /sluː/ 押韵:它们都有相同的长元音 /uː/,且后面没有辅音。注意拼写相似的词发音可能不同:sew /soʊ/(缝纫)与 slew 拼写接近但读音完全不同;few /fjuː/ 虽以 -ew 结尾,但元音前多了一个 /j/ 音,并不算纯 /uː/。
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