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poleaxe

/ˈpəʊl.æks/

/ˈpoʊl.æks/

Traduzioni

poleaxenoun

poleaxes

/ˈpəʊl.æks/

/ˈpoʊl.æks/

алебарда

The knight wielded a poleaxe in battle.

Рыцарь сражался с алебардой в бою.

Sinonimi

poleaxeverb

poleaxed

Past Simple

poleaxed

Past Participle

poleaxing

Gerund

/ˈpəʊlˌæks/

/ˈpoʊlˌæks/

сразить

The news of his sudden resignation poleaxed the entire team.

Новость о его внезапной отставке сразила всю команду.

оглушить

The boxer poleaxed his opponent with a powerful uppercut.

Боксер оглушил своего соперника мощным апперкотом.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

Sinonimi

poleaxeadjective

/ˈpəʊl.æks/

/ˈpoʊl.æks/

Used attributively before a noun to describe something relating to, resembling, or delivered with the force of a poleaxe.

Sinonimi

Definizioni

poleaxenoun

A medieval weapon with an axe blade on one side and a hammer or spike on the other, mounted on a long handle.

The knight wielded a poleaxe during the battle, using its dual functions to great effect.

A tool similar to the medieval weapon, used for slaughtering cattle.

The butcher used a poleaxe to humanely slaughter the livestock.

A sudden, devastating shock or blow.

The announcement acted as a poleaxe to their hopes.

poleaxeverb

To hit, strike, or knock down with or as if with a poleaxe.

The boxer was poleaxed by a powerful uppercut in the final round.

To cause someone to be extremely shocked or surprised.

She was poleaxed by the unexpected news of her promotion.

poleaxeadjective

Relating to or resembling a poleaxe; delivered with sudden, crushing force.

He dealt a poleaxe blow that ended the bout instantly.