slaughter的意思

slaughter

英 /'slɔːtə/ 美 /'slɔtɚ/

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基本释义

  • v 屠杀;屠宰

    to kill a lot of people in a cruel or violent way

  • n 屠杀;屠宰

    when large numbers of people are killed in a cruel or violent way

例句

  1. Men, women and children were slaughtered and villages destroyed.

    村庄被毁,男人、女人和儿童惨遭杀戮。

  2. Lack of chicken feed means that chicken farms are having to slaughter their stock.

    饲料不足意味着养鸡场将不得不宰杀鸡。

  3. the slaughter of defenceless women and children

    对毫无自卫能力的妇孺的杀戮

短语

  • slaughter house 屠宰场

近义词

vt [畜牧]屠宰,屠杀;杀戮;使惨败 put to the sword、shed blood
n [畜牧]屠宰,屠杀;杀戮;消灭

同根词

adj slaughterous 好杀戮的;凶残的
n slaughterhouse 屠宰场(等于abattoir);屠杀场、slaughterer 屠夫;刽子手