slew

verb

/sluː/

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they slew	/sluː/ /sluː/
he / she / it slews	/sluːz/ /sluːz/
past simple slewed	/sluːd/ /sluːd/
past participle slewed	/sluːd/ /sluːd/
-ing form slewing	/ˈsluːɪŋ/ /ˈsluːɪŋ/

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(especially of a vehicle尤指车辆) to turn or slide suddenly in another direction; to make a vehicle do this（使）突然转向，急转
- + adv./prep. The car skidded and slewed sideways.汽车打滑，向一侧偏去。
- slew something + adv./prep. He slewed the motorbike over as they hit the freeway.他们冲到高速公路时，他赶紧把摩托车调转方向。
past tense of slay

Word Originverb mid 18th cent. (originally in nautical use): of unknown origin.

noun

/sluː/

[singular] (informal, especially North American English)

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slew of something a large number or amount of something大量；许多
- This year has seen a whole slew of novels set in Hong Kong.今年有一系列以香港为背景的小说。
Word Originnoun mid 19th cent.: from Irish sluagh.

BNC: 21735 COCA: 12917

slew

Irregular past tenses: arose, ate, awoke...