单词 | slaughter |
释义 | slaughter n[U] 1 the killing of animals, esp for food 屠宰(尤指供食用). 2 the killing of many people at once; massacre 屠杀; 杀戮 the slaughter of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的屠杀 the slaughter on the roads, ie the killing of people in road accidents 路上车祸造成的多人死亡. 3 (infml 口) complete defeat 完全失败 the total slaughter of the home team 主队的惨败. slaughter, v [Tn] 1 (a) kill (an animal), usu forfood 屠宰(动物)(通常为食用) slaughter pigs by humanemethods 用人道方法杀猪. (b) kill (animals or people) in large numbers 大量屠杀(动物或人) thousands slaughtered by the invading army 被侵略军杀害的数以千计的人. 2 (fig infml 比喻, 口) defeat (sb/sth) completely, esp in sport 彻底打败(某人[某物])(尤指在体育运动中) We slaughtered them at hockey. 我们在曲棍球赛中把他们打得一败涂地. |
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