poleaxe

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ˈpoʊlˌæks/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle.
  2. A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike. historical
动词 v.
  1. To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe. transitive
  2. To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly. figuratively,transitive
    — Lisa Griffin, who runs Brew Rock and an Irish pub in nearby Benidorm, was as poleaxed by the announcement as her customers were.
  3. To stymie, thwart, cripple, paralyze. figuratively,transitive
    — After a lacklustre campaign that has failed to grapple with Germany’s looming problems, the world should expect post-election coalition talks to last for months, poleaxing European politics while they drag on.

词形变化

poleaxes plural poleax alternative pole-axe alternative pollaxe alternative pollax alternative polax alternative poleaxes present,singular,third-person poleaxing participle,present poleaxed participle,past poleaxed past poleax alternative pole-axe alternative pollaxe alternative pollax alternative polax alternative

词汇关系

上位词
polearm
相关词
pole hammer twibill

词源

词源 1
From earlier pollax, from poll (“head”) + axe, with the spelling influenced by pole.
词源 2
From earlier pollax, from poll (“head”) + axe, with the spelling influenced by pole.
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