poleax.
/pohl-aks/US // ˈpoʊlˌæks //
极乐世界,杆状物,杆菌,极乐
Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
plural pole·ax·es [pohl-ak-siz]. /ˈpoʊlˌæk sɪz/.
- ›a medieval shafted weapon with blade combining ax, hammer, and apical spike, used for fighting on foot.
- ›an ax, usually with a hammer opposite the cutting edge, used in stunning and slaughtering animals.
- ›an ax with both a blade and a hook, formerly used in naval warfare to assist sailors in boarding vessels.
v.verb · 有主动词
- 1.
pole·axed, pole·ax·ing.
- ›to strike down or kill with or as if with a poleax.
Examples
He saw the ancient weapons on the wall—there was a great poleax.
He considered a grate-bar from a heating furnace, and then he found the poleax, lying among a pile of wormeaten boards.
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