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。