| 单词 | slaughter |
| 释义 | slaughter —slaughter /ˈslɔː.tər/ aep /ˈslɑː.t̬ɚ/ noun C2 [S or U] the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war: » Hardly anyone in the town escaped the slaughter when the rebels were defeated.» We must find ways of reducing the slaughter which takes place on our roads (= death of many people in motor accidents) every year.Thesaurus+: ↑Murder and attempted murder , ↑KillingThesaurus+: ↑Killing , ↑Murder and attempted murderF0 [U] the killing of animals for meat: » The geese are being fattened for slaughter.→ SEE ALSO SLAUGHTERHOUSE(Cf. ↑slaughterhouse)Thesaurus+: ↑Killing , ↑Murder and attempted murderThesaurus+: ↑Animal farming - general wordsF0 [S] an occasion when one team is very easily defeated by the other: » Saturday's game was an absolute slaughter.Thesaurus+: ↑Winning and defeating , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sportverb [T] ↑Verb Endings for slaughter F0 to cruelly and unfairly kill a lot of people: » Thousands of people were slaughtered in the civil war.Thesaurus+: ↑Murder and attempted murder , ↑KillingF0 to kill an animal for meat: » The animals are slaughtered in abattoirs.Thesaurus+: ↑Killing , ↑Murder and attempted murderThesaurus+: ↑Animal farming - general wordsF0 to defeat someone very easily: » England slaughtered Germany 5–1 at football.Thesaurus+: ↑Winning and defeating , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sport |
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