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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

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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