poleaxe

n. 战斧, 屠斧 v. 以斧砍倒或攻打

发音

US /ˈpoʊlˌæks/
其它

词形变化

poleaxes 复数 poleaxed poleaxes 三单 poleaxing poleaxing 现在分词 poleaxed 过去式 poleaxed 过去分词

别名

poleax pole-axe pollaxe pollax polax

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.

  2. 2.

    A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike.

    长柄斧

    历史
v.
  1. 1.

    To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly.

    比喻 及物
  3. 3.

    To stymie, thwart, cripple, paralyze.

    比喻 及物

词汇关系

词源

From earlier pollax, from poll (“head”) + axe, with the spelling influenced by pole.

来源:wiktionary