单词 | slaughter |
释义 | slaughter UK ['slɔ:.tər] US ['slɑ:.tˌɚ] noun [S or U] ■the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war (尤指战争中的)屠杀,杀戮 •Hardly anyone in the town escaped the slaughter when the rebels were defeated.叛乱分子被击败后,镇上几乎没有人能逃过随之而来的大屠杀。 •We must find ways of reducing the slaughter which takes place on our roads (= death of many people in motor accidents) every year.我们必须设法减少每年因车祸而造成的重大死亡。 uncountable ■the killing of animals for meat 屠宰,宰杀 •The geese are being fattened for slaughter.鹅养肥了好用于宰杀。 ⇒ See also slaughterhouseonly singular ■when one team is very easily defeated by the other 一方大败的比赛,一边倒的比赛 •Saturday's game was an absolute slaughter.周六的比赛绝对是场一边倒的比赛。 UK ['slɔ:.tər] US ['slɑ:.tˌɚ] verb transitive ■to cruelly and unfairly kill a lot of people 屠杀,杀戮 •Thousands of people were slaughtered in the civil war.成千上万的人在内战中惨遭屠杀。 ■to kill an animal for meat 屠宰,宰杀•The animals are slaughtered in abattoirs.动物在屠宰场被宰杀。 ■to defeat someone very easily 轻松击败•England slaughtered Germany 5-1 at football.英格兰足球队以五比一的比分轻松击败了德国队。 |
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