单词 | slaughter |
释义 | Word Frequency slaughter(ˈslɔːtə) noun 1. the killing of animals, esp for food 2. the savage killing of a person 3. the indiscriminate or brutal killing of large numbers of people, as in war; massacre 4. informal a resounding defeat verb (transitive) 5. to kill (animals), esp for food 6. to kill in a brutal manner 7. to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers 8. informal to defeat resoundingly Derived forms slaughterer (ˈslaughterer) noun slaughterous (ˈslaughterous) adjective Word origin Old English sleaht; related to Old Norse slāttar hammering, slātr butchered meat, Old High German slahta, Gothic slauhts, German Schlacht battle |
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