slay
verb uk/sleɪ/ us/sleɪ/ slew | slain
(KILL)
[ T ] UK old use or literary（以暴力）杀死;残杀
to kill in a violent way
St George slew the dragon. 圣乔治杀死了那条龙。
[ T ] mainly US（尤用于报纸新闻报道）谋杀，杀害
(used especially in newspapers) to murder someone
He was found slain in an alley two blocks from his apartment. 人们发现他在距其公寓两个街区的一条小巷里被杀害了。