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smite

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++smite /smaɪt/ verb (past tense smote /sməʊt $ smoʊt/, past participle smitten /ˈsmɪtn/) [transitive]  1. HIT old use to hit something with a lot of force 猛打,重击2. biblicalDESTROY to destroy, attack, or punish someone 摧毁;袭击;惩罚→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
smiteThe trees are splintered, crushed, and broken, as if smitten by thunderbolts.She waited for realisation, for pain to smite her.Then, without warning, a tremendous blast smote the city, knocking pedestrians to the ground.
Origin smite Old English smitan to make dirty, smear
smite verbChinese
Corpus with lot of to a something hit


smite
smite /smaɪt/ verb (past tense smote /sməʊt $ smoʊt/, past participle smitten /ˈsmɪtn/) [transitive]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: smitan 'to make dirty, smear'
1. old use to hit something with a lot of force
2. biblical to destroy, attack, or punish someone


smiteBrE /smaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /smaɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they smite BrE /smaɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /smaɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it smites BrE /smaɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /smaɪts/ 🔊past simple smote BrE /sməʊt/ 🔊 NAmE /smoʊt/ 🔊past participle smitten BrE /ˈsmɪtn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsmɪtn/ 🔊 -ing form smiting BrE /ˈsmaɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsmaɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 (old use or literary) ~ sb/sth to hit sb/sth hard; to attack or punish sb 重打;猛击;攻击;惩罚~ sb to have a great effect on sb, especially an unpleasant or serious one 使深感(不安、不快等);深深影响   see also smitten