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slaughter

英  [ˈslɔːtə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 屠杀

    Slaughter is the killing of large numbers of people or animals in a way that is cruel or unnecessary.

    双语例句

    例:

    This was only a small part of a war where the slaughter of civilians was commonplace.

    这只是战争的一小部分,在战争中对平民的屠杀已司空见惯。

    2[U 不可数名词] 屠宰

    Slaughter is the killing of animals such as cows and sheep for their meat.

    双语例句

    例:

    More than 491,000 sheep were exported for slaughter last year.

    去年,超过49.1万只羊被出口供屠宰。

    VERB. 动词
  • slaughters , slaughtering , slaughtered

    1[T 及物动词] 杀戮 , 屠杀 , 残杀

    If large numbers of people or animals are slaughtered, they are killed in a way that is cruel or unnecessary.

    双语例句

    例:

    Thirty-four people were slaughtered while lining up to cast their votes.

    有34人在排队投票时遭残杀。

    2[T 及物动词] 屠宰

    To slaughter animals such as cows and sheep means to kill them for their meat.

    双语例句

    例:

    Lack of chicken feed means that chicken farms are having to slaughter their stock.

    饲料不足意味着养鸡场将不得不宰杀生鸡。

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