slaughter
翻译
屠宰, 屠杀, 使惨败, 大屠杀
例句
The animals are slaughtered for their meat.
这些动物被屠宰以获取肉食。
Thousands of people were slaughtered in the war.
成千上万的人在战争中被屠杀。
Our team was slaughtered in the final match.
我们的球队在决赛中惨败。
语法模式
((sb./sth.)) 屠宰（动物）以获取肉食. The lambs are slaughtered in spring.
((sb.)) 残忍地杀害（许多人）. Innocent civilians were slaughtered.
((sb.)) 在游戏或比赛中彻底击败（某人）. We were slaughtered 10-0.
近义词
同义词：butcher, massacre, annihilate。
词源
源自古诺尔斯语“slátr”（屠夫的肉）。与“slay”（杀害）有关。
记忆技巧
可以联想“slay”（杀害）+“laughter”（笑声）——一个边杀边笑的残忍画面，这抓住了这个词的残暴性。