English Dictionary

poleaxe

動詞

他動詞 比喩的用法

(transitive) To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe. / (transitive, figuratively) To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly. / (transitive, figuratively) To stymie, thwart, cripple, paralyze.

日本語の意味

柱斧（またはそれに類する武器）で人を打倒する、倒す / （比喩的に）驚かせる、衝撃を与える、驚愕させる / （比喩的に）妨害する、阻止する、機能を止める

They poleaxe the intruder before he reaches the gate.

彼らは侵入者を門に到達する前に長柄の斧でなぎ倒す。

意味（1）

(transitive) To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe.

意味（2）

(transitive, figuratively) To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly.

Lisa Griffin, who runs Brew Rock and an Irish pub in nearby Benidorm, was as poleaxed by the announcement as her customers were.

意味（3）

(transitive, figuratively) To stymie, thwart, cripple, paralyze.

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.

poleaxes （ present singular third-person ）

poleaxing （ participle present ）

poleaxed （ participle past ）

poleaxed （ past ）