释义 |
poleaxe; poleax verb- to stun UK, 1959
- Katie Battenkill had poleaxed him with her fine alert features and lusty wholesomeness. — Carl Hiaasen, Lucky You, p. 29, 1997
- to shock someone into helplessness; to stupify someone UK
From the antique weapon that combines an axe and a hammer. - Tipped as the next big destination by the World Tourism Organisation (WTO), China has been poleaxed by the SARS epidemic. — The Guardian, 27 April 2003
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