slaughter
翻譯
屠宰, 屠殺, 使慘敗, 大屠殺
例句
The animals are slaughtered for their meat.
這些動物被屠宰以獲取肉食。
Thousands of people were slaughtered in the war.
成千上萬的人在戰爭中被屠殺。
Our team was slaughtered in the final match.
我們的球隊在決賽中慘敗。
文法模式
((sb./sth.)) 屠宰(動物)以獲取肉食. The lambs are slaughtered in spring.
((sb.)) 殘忍地殺害(許多人). Innocent civilians were slaughtered.
((sb.)) 在遊戲或比賽中徹底擊敗(某人). We were slaughtered 10-0.
近義詞
同義詞:butcher, massacre, annihilate。
詞源
源自古諾爾斯語「slátr」(屠夫的肉)。與「slay」(殺害)有關。
記憶技巧
可以聯想「slay」(殺害)+「laughter」(笑聲)——一個邊殺邊笑的殘忍畫面,這抓住了這個詞的殘暴性。