slaughter
verb
noun
ˈslɔːtə
verb
1
to
kill
an
animal,
especially
for
its
meat
屠宰
2
to
kill
a
lot
of
people
in
a
cruel
or
violent
way
屠杀，杀戮，残杀;
Hundreds
of
innocent
civilians
had
been
slaughtered
by
government
troops.
数百名无辜平民遭政府军屠杀。
3
to
defeat
an
opponent
in
a
sport
or
game
by
a
large
number
of
points
[非正式] 〔在体育比赛中〕使惨败;
informal
We
got
slaughtered,
110-54.
我们以 54 比 110 惨败。
noun
4
when
people
kill
animals,
especially
for
their
meat
〔对动物的〕屠宰，宰杀
the
export
of
live
animals
for
slaughter
屠宰用活畜的出口
5
when
large
numbers
of
people
are
killed
in
a
cruel
or
violent
way
〔对人的〕屠杀，杀戮，残杀
the
slaughter
of
defenceless
women
and
children
对毫无自卫能力的妇孺的杀戮