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slaughter n.残杀；屠杀；大量杀戮v.残杀；屠杀 (1) 他对人类残杀没有强烈的感情。(2) 我亲眼目睹这场屠杀，真是吓坏了。(3) 大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。(4) 他行杀戮而得王位。(5) 每天有数百万头牛被屠杀。 The noun slaughter was first used in the 1300s and comes from the Old Norse word slahtr, which also described the mass killing of animals or people. A verb form came along later, in the 1530s. You might hear slaughter used to describe the killing of large numbers of people in a war, a genocide, or a massacre. It also can be used figuratively to describe a crushing defeat, like the slaughter of your basketball team by your bitter rivals.

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英 ['slɔːtə(r)] 美 ['slɔːtər] (1) He had no strong feelings about human slaughter.(2) I am really terrified to witness the slaughter.(3) Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.(4) He waded through slaughter to the throne.(5) Millions of cattle are slaughtered every day. Slaughter refers to the killing of large numbers of animals or people. When cattle are old enough, they're sent to slaughter and their meat is processed and shipped to stores. 1[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.   [be V-ed]  [usu passive]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。2[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  [V n]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。3  like lambs to the slaughter→see: lamb；

英语单词	slaughter
英美音标	英 ['slɔːtə(r)] 美 ['slɔːtər]
中文释义	n.残杀；屠杀；大量杀戮 v.残杀；屠杀
英语例句	(1) He had no strong feelings about human slaughter. (2) I am really terrified to witness the slaughter. (3) Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress. (4) He waded through slaughter to the throne. (5) Millions of cattle are slaughtered every day.
中文例句	(1) 他对人类残杀没有强烈的感情。 (2) 我亲眼目睹这场屠杀，真是吓坏了。 (3) 大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。 (4) 他行杀戮而得王位。 (5) 每天有数百万头牛被屠杀。
vocabulary简明	Slaughter refers to the killing of large numbers of animals or people. When cattle are old enough, they're sent to slaughter and their meat is processed and shipped to stores.
vocabulary扩展	The noun slaughter was first used in the 1300s and comes from the Old Norse word slahtr, which also described the mass killing of animals or people. A verb form came along later, in the 1530s. You might hear slaughter used to describe the killing of large numbers of people in a war, a genocide, or a massacre. It also can be used figuratively to describe a crushing defeat, like the slaughter of your basketball team by your bitter rivals.
柯林斯解释	1 [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. [be V-ed] [usu passive] 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。 2 [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 [V n] 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。 3 like lambs to the slaughter→see: lamb ；

Slaughter Animals Killing Large Numbers People Cattle Slaughtered