slew

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++slew1 /sluː/ verb [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition]  TURNto turn or slide in a different direction suddenly and violently, or to make a vehicle do this （使）急转；（使）突然转向 SYN skidslew around/sideways I lost control of the car and it slewed sideways into the ditch. 我的车子突然失去控制，向一侧滑去，翻进了沟里。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

slew• He fumbled his way into the car and sent it slewing toward the road, wipers scything at the rain.• Melanie slewed round on her knees to watch him.• The cars slew to a halt, blocking the traffic.slew around/sideways• Then it changed tack, slewing around slightly.• The car slewed sideways into a Pontiac travelling towards it.slew2 verb  x-refthe past tense of slay slay 的过去式→ See Verb tableslew3 noun  a slew of something informalLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT a large number of things 大量[许多]的某物 a whole slew of cheap motels 许多廉价的汽车旅馆

Examples from the Corpus

slew• It may embody a slew of things.• The festive gala features a slew of activities for all ages.• Online services like Napster helped generate interest in a slew of new computer products in recent months.• They had lost a slew of close games, were getting minimal production from their frontcourt and sporadic play from the perimeter.Origin slew1 (1700-1800) Origin unknown slew3 (1800-1900) Irish Gaelic sluagh

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slew¹ /sluː/ verb [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition]to turn or slide in a different direction suddenly and violently, or to make a vehicle do this
   SYN  skid
    slew around/sideways
    I lost control of the car and it slewed sideways into the ditch.

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slew²
the past tense of slay

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slew³ nouna slew of something informal a large number of things:
    a whole slew of cheap motels