slay
verb- slay somebody/something (old-fashioned or literary)
to kill somebody/something in a war or a fight （在战争或搏斗中）杀，杀死 - slay somebody (especially North American English)
(used especially in newspapers 尤用于报章 to murder somebody 杀害；残害；谋杀 - slay somebody (old-fashioned, informal, especially North American English)
to have a strong effect on somebody, especially to make them laugh （尤指借着使人发笑而）深深打动，迷住
Word OriginOld English slēan ‘strike, kill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slaan and German schlagen.