slaughter

noun

/ˈslɔːtə(r)/

/ˈslɔːtər/

[uncountable]Idioms

词源Middle English (as a noun): from Old Norse slátr ‘butcher's meat’; related to slay. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.

Idioms

(like) a lamb/lambs to the slaughter

used to describe people who are going to do something dangerous without realizing it（如同）羔羊被牵往屠宰场（指将遇危险而不自觉的人）Topics Dangerc2

verb

/ˈslɔːtə(r)/

/ˈslɔːtər/

[often passive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they slaughter	/ˈslɔːtə(r)/ /ˈslɔːtər/
he / she / it slaughters	/ˈslɔːtəz/ /ˈslɔːtərz/
past simple slaughtered	/ˈslɔːtəd/ /ˈslɔːtərd/
past participle slaughtered	/ˈslɔːtəd/ /ˈslɔːtərd/
-ing form slaughtering	/ˈslɔːtərɪŋ/ /ˈslɔːtərɪŋ/

slaughter something to kill an animal, usually for its meat屠宰；宰杀 synonym butcher
- The lambs are taken to the local abattoir to be slaughtered.羔羊被带到当地屠宰场屠宰。
- The animals are all humanely slaughtered.这些动物都是人道屠宰的。
- Thousands of birds were slaughtered for their feathers.人们为得到羽毛捕杀了数以千计的鸟。
- elephants illegally slaughtered by poachers被偷猎者非法屠杀的大象
Topics Farmingc2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- humanely
- ritually
- illegally
- …
preposition
- for
slaughter somebody/something to kill a large number of people or animals violently屠杀；杀戮 synonym massacre
- Men, women and children were slaughtered and villages destroyed.村庄被毁，男人、女人和儿童惨遭杀戮。
- Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered.数百名无辜平民遭残杀。
- Thousands of people were systematically slaughtered by their oppressors.数千人遭到压迫者的蓄意杀戮。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- brutally
- cruelly
- indiscriminately
- …
slaughter somebody/something (informal) to defeat somebody/something by a large number of points in a sports game, competition, etc.（在体育比赛等竞赛中）大比分击败，使惨败
- We were slaughtered 10–1 by the home team.我们以 1:10 惨败给主队。

词源Middle English (as a noun): from Old Norse slátr ‘butcher's meat’; related to slay. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.