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。