sling

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.
    — The Sling is also a weapon of great antiquity, formerly in high estimation among the ancients.
  2. A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity.
  3. A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
  4. A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load.
  5. A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
  6. A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
  7. A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast. in-plural
  8. The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
    — At one sling Of thy victorious arm, well-pleasing Son.
  9. A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing extra protection when abseiling or belaying.
  10. A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
    — gin sling
动词 v.
  1. To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
    — Everyone could sling stones at an hairbreadth, and not miss.
  2. To throw with a sling.
  3. To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
  4. To hang or stow (a tool or other equipment or supplies) so that the object is ready to deploy.
  5. To sell, peddle, or distribute (often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.). slang
    — You may know a lot about chemistry, man, but you don't know jack about slinging dope.

词形变化

slings present,singular,third-person slinging participle,present slung participle,past slung past slang participle,past slang past slings plural slings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
sling about sling along sling for sling in sling it in sling off sling one's hook sling one up sling out sling over sling the hatchet sling to sling up undersling arse in a sling ass in a sling baby sling barrel sling boob-sling bottle sling butt in a sling gin sling hand-sling hand sling Hawaiian sling mint sling Singapore sling sling bag sling bikini sling blade sling cart sling dog sling-fruit sling ink sling psychrometer slings and arrows slingshot slingstone sling-stone sling stone staff sling

词源

词源 1
From Middle English slynge (noun), slyngen (verb), probably from Old Norse slyngja, slyngva (“to hurl”), from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to worm, twist”) or compare Old English slingan (“to wind, twist”), from the same source.
Compare German schlingen (“to swing, wind, twist”), Danish and Norwegian slynge), from Proto-Indo-European *slenk- (“to turn, twist”) (compare Welsh llyngyr (“worms, maggots”), Lithuanian sliñkti (“to crawl like a snake”), Latvian slìkt (“to sink”)).
词源 2
From a shortening of spiderling.
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