slaughter

英 [ˈslɔːtə(r)]

美 [ˈslɔːtər]

n.  屠宰; 宰杀; (尤指战争中的)屠杀，杀戮
v.  屠宰; 宰杀; 屠杀; 杀戮; (在体育比赛等竞赛中)大比分击败，使惨败

过去分词：slaughtered　现在分词：slaughtering　过去式：slaughtered　第三人称单数：slaughters　复数：slaughters　

CET6考研IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.8774 / COCA.8340

习惯用语

n.

(like) a lamb/lambs to the slaughter
• （如同）羔羊被牵往屠宰场（指将遇危险而不自觉的人）
  used to describe people who are going to do sth dangerous without realizing it

牛津词典

noun

• 屠宰；宰杀
  the killing of animals for their meat
  1. cows taken for slaughter
     待宰奶牛
• （尤指战争中的）屠杀，杀戮
  the cruel killing of large numbers of people at one time, especially in a war
  1. the wholesale slaughter of innocent people
     对无辜民众的大规模杀戮

verb

• 屠宰；宰杀
  to kill an animal, usually for its meat
• 屠杀；杀戮
  to kill a large number of people or animals violently
  1. Men, women and children were slaughtered and villages destroyed.
     村庄被毁，男人、女人和儿童惨遭杀戮。
• （在体育比赛等竞赛中）大比分击败，使惨败
  to defeat sb/sth by a large number of points in a sports game, competition, etc.
  1. We were slaughtered 10–1 by the home team.
     我们以1:10惨败给主队。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 杀戮;屠杀;残杀;滥杀
  If large numbers of people or animalsare slaughtered, they are killed in a way that is cruel or unnecessary.
  1. Thirty four people were slaughtered while queuing up to cast their votes...
     有 34 人在排队投票时遭到残杀。
  2. Whales and dolphins are still being slaughtered for commercial gain.
     仍然有人为了商业利益大肆捕杀鲸鱼和海豚。
  3. Slaughteris also a noun.
     
  4. ...a war where the slaughter of civilians was commonplace...
     在战争中杀戮平民的事情再平常不过
  5. The annual slaughter of wildlife in Italy is horrific.
     在意大利，每年大量捕杀野生动物的现象令人震惊。
• VERB 屠宰，宰杀(动物)
  Toslaughteranimals such as cows and sheep means to kill them for their meat.
  1. Lack of chicken feed means that chicken farms are having to slaughter their stock.
     鸡饲料的缺乏意味着养鸡场将不得不杀掉饲养的鸡。
  2. Slaughteris also a noun.
     
  3. More than 491,000 sheep were exported to the Continent for slaughter last year.
     去年有 491,000 多只羊被出口到欧洲大陆供宰杀。
• like lambs to the slaughter→ see:lamb

英英释义

noun

• the killing of animals (as for food)
• the savage and excessive killing of many people
  Synonym:massacremass murdercarnagebutchery
• a sound defeat
  Synonym:thrashingwallopingdebacledrubbingtrouncingwhipping

verb

• kill a large number of people indiscriminately
  1. The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda
  Synonym:massacremow down
• kill (animals) usually for food consumption
  1. They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter
  Synonym:butcher

双语例句

• The barbaric slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman.
  对鲸的野蛮屠杀既不必要也不人道。
• We follow their every word like lambs to the slaughter.
  我们对他们完全言听计从。
• We're going to slaughter your people.
  我要对你的人民大开杀戒了。
• They're beginning the daily slaughter right on time.
  他们又按时开始每天的屠杀了。
• While there, he participated in the slaughter of poultry.
  他在家乡参与了屠宰家禽。
• The effect of slaughter age on breast muscle quality in dwarf yellow chicken was studied in this paper.
  以矮脚黄鸡为研究对象，系统地分析了屠宰日龄对胸肌屠宰肉质性状的影响。
• And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock.
  于是我牧养这将宰的群羊，就是群中最困苦的羊。
• The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman
  屠杀鲸鱼是没有必要的也是不人道的。
• Thirty four people were slaughtered while queuing up to cast their votes
  有34人在排队投票时遭到残杀。
• I'm really terrified to witness the slaughter.
  我亲眼目睹这场屠杀，真吓得毛发倒竖。