slaughter

'slɒ:tә

六级考研雅思GRE Collins 2

n. the killing of animals (as for food)
n. the savage and excessive killing of many people

n. 残杀, 屠杀, 杀戮
vt. 残杀, 屠杀, 亏本出售

Collins 星级

8,774

BNC 频率

8,340

使用频率

slaughter 由词根 slaugh（与杀戮相关）和后缀 -ter 组成，表示一种行为或过程。可以联想到杀戮的动作。

例句

1. The farmer took his cattle to the market for slaughter.

农夫把他的牛带到市场去屠宰。

2. The documentary showed the harsh realities of animal slaughter.

纪录片展示了动物屠宰的残酷现实。

3. Many people are against the slaughter of animals for food.

许多人反对为了食物而屠宰动物。