[VERB 动词]杀戮;屠杀;残杀;滥杀 If large numbers of people or animals are slaughtered, they are killed in a way that is cruel or unnecessary.
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Thirty four people were slaughtered while queuing up to cast their votes...
有 34 人在排队投票时遭到残杀。
Whales and dolphins are still being slaughtered for commercial gain.
仍然有人为了商业利益大肆捕杀鲸鱼和海豚。
Slaughter is also a noun.
...a war where the slaughter of civilians was commonplace...
在战争中杀戮平民的事情再平常不过
The annual slaughter of wildlife in Italy is horrific.
在意大利,每年大量捕杀野生动物的现象令人震惊。
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[VERB 动词]屠宰,宰杀(动物) To slaughter animals such as cows and sheep means to kill them for their meat. →see usage note at:
kill
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Lack of chicken feed means that chicken farms are having to slaughter their stock.
鸡饲料的缺乏意味着养鸡场将不得不杀掉饲养的鸡。
Slaughter is also a noun.
More than 491,000 sheep were exported to the Continent for slaughter last year.
去年有 491,000 多只羊被出口到欧洲大陆供宰杀。
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slaugh·ter/ˈslɔːtə(r); NAmEˈslɔːtər/
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slaughterslaughtersslaughteredslaughteringnoun[uncountable ]1the killing of animals for their meat 屠宰;宰杀◆cows taken for slaughter待宰奶牛2the cruel killing of large numbers of people at one time, especially in a war (尤指战争中的)屠杀,杀戮SYN
massacre
◆the wholesale slaughter of innocent people对无辜民众的大规模杀戮IDIOMsee
lamb
n.verb1slaughtersth to kill an animal, usually for its meat 屠宰;宰杀SYN
butcher
2slaughtersb/sth to kill a large number of people or animals violently 屠杀;杀戮SYN
massacre
◆Men, women and children were slaughtered and villages destroyed.村庄被毁,男人、女人和儿童惨遭杀戮。3slaughtersb/sth ( informal) to defeat sb/sth by a large number of points in a sports game, competition, etc. (在体育比赛等竞赛中)大比分击败,使惨败◆We were slaughtered 10–1 by the home team.我们以 1:10 惨败给主队。slaugh·ter/ˈslɔːtə(r); NAmEˈslɔːtər/
1to kill an animal, especially for its meat2to kill a lot of people in a cruel or violent waySYN butcher: Hundreds of innocent civilians had been slaughtered by government troops.► see thesaurus at
kill
3informal to defeat an opponent in a sport or game by a large number of pointsSYN hammer: We got slaughtered, 110–54.
slaughter1 verb
slaughter2 noun
slaughterslaughter2 ●○○ noun [uncountable]
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1when people kill animals, especially for their meat: the export of live animals for slaughter2when large numbers of people are killed in a cruel or violent way: the slaughter of defenceless women and children
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