slaughter

['slɔ:tə]

n.残杀, 屠杀, 大量杀戮
v.残杀, 屠杀

n.[U]

1. (食用牲口的)屠宰

We raise cattle for slaughter.

我们养牛供屠宰。

2. (以人为对象的)(大)屠杀

Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.

大规模的屠杀是以进步的名义进行的。

3. 【口】惨败; 消灭

vt.

1. 宰杀, 屠宰

There is a campaign against those hunters who mercilessly slaughter baby seals.

一场反对那些残酷屠杀小海豹的猎手的运动正在展开。

2. 杀戮, 屠杀

Millions were slaughtered in the war.

战争中数百万人遭到屠杀。

3. 【口】使惨败; 消灭

The Liberals were slaughtered.

自由党人遭到惨败。

词形变化

形容词: slaughterous | 名词: slaughterer | 动词过去式: slaughtered | 动词过去分词: slaughtered | 动词现在分词: slaughtering | 动词第三人称单数: slaughters |

词义辨析

同义:

n.屠宰; 杀戮

同义参见:

英英释义

名词 slaughter:

the killing of animals (as for food)

a sound defeat

同义词：thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, trouncing, whipping

the savage and excessive killing of many people

同义词：massacre, mass murder, carnage, butchery

动词 slaughter:

kill (animals) usually for food consumption

同义词：butcher

kill a large number of people indiscriminately

同义词：massacre, mow down

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