smite
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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
smite• The 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]
2. biblical to destroy, attack, or punish someone
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 forceOrigin: smitan 'to make dirty, smear'
2. biblical to destroy, attack, or punish someone