slaughter
n[U]
1 the killing of animals, esp for food 屠宰(尤指供食用).
2 the killing of many people at once; massacre 屠杀; 杀戮
the slaughter of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的屠杀
the slaughter on the roads, ie the killing of people in road accidents 路上车祸造成的多人死亡.
3 (infml 口) complete defeat 完全失败
the total slaughter of the home team 主队的惨败. slaughter, v [Tn]
1
(a) kill (an animal), usu forfood 屠宰(动物)(通常为食用)
slaughter pigs by humanemethods 用人道方法杀猪.
(b) kill (animals or people) in large numbers 大量屠杀(动物或人)
thousands slaughtered by the invading army 被侵略军杀害的数以千计的人.
2 (fig infml 比喻, 口) defeat (sb/sth) completely, esp in sport 彻底打败(某人[某物])(尤指在体育运动中)
We slaughtered them at hockey. 我们在曲棍球赛中把他们打得一败涂地.
Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him.
等一等,夏洛克。威尼斯的法律规定任何企图杀害或谋害任何威尼斯公民的人,他所有的一切必须被没收。
Annie was among the first to realize that blind people never know their hidden strength until they are treated like normal human beings.