| 释义 |
slaughter/ˈslɔ:tə/ n. & v.●n. 1 the killing of an animal or animals 屠宰，宰杀 2 the killing of many persons or animals at once or continuously; carnage, massacre 屠杀；残杀，杀戮 ●v. tr. 1 kill (people) in a ruthless manner or on a great scale 屠杀；杀戮，残杀(人) 2 kill (animals) esp. in large numbers (尤指大量)屠宰，宰杀(动物) 3 colloq. defeat utterly [口]彻底击败 □ slaughterer n.□ slaughterous adj.[Middle English slahter, ultimately from Old Norse slɑˊtr ‘butcher's meat’, related to SLAY1] |