slaughter

['slɔ:tə]

n.残杀, 屠杀, 大量杀戮
v.残杀, 屠杀

例句与用法:

After the slaughter, the battlefield was a gruesome sight.

经过这场厮杀,战场上一派触目惊心的惨状。

Bison used to roam through the American great plains, but most of them are slaughter by hunter.

从前野牛在美国大平原上漫游,但是大多数都被猎人屠杀了。

Millions of cattle are slaughtered every day.

每天有数百万头牛被屠杀。

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 |

详细释义:

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。