slaughterslaugh•ter /'slɔːtəʳ/

vt

1. 屠宰，宰杀

2. 屠杀；杀戮

• Tens of thousands of people were slaughtered in the war. 成千上万的人在战争中被屠杀。

• Hundreds of people are slaughtered by car annually. 每年有数百人因车祸丧生。

3. 口 使惨败；消灭

• They were absolutely slaughtered by the home team. 他们被主队打得一败涂地。

• The enemy was totally slaughtered. 敌人被消灭光了。