slaughter

noun

1. 屠宰；宰杀
   the killing of animals for their meat
   1. cows taken for slaughter
      待宰奶牛
2. （尤指战争中的）屠杀，杀戮
   the cruel killing of large numbers of people at one time, especially in a war
   1. the wholesale slaughter of innocent people
      对无辜民众的大规模杀戮

verb

1. 屠宰；宰杀
   to kill an animal, usually for its meat
2. 屠杀；杀戮
   to kill a large number of people or animals violently
   1. Men, women and children were slaughtered and villages destroyed.
      村庄被毁，男人、女人和儿童惨遭杀戮。
3. （在体育比赛等竞赛中）大比分击败，使惨败
   to defeat sb/sth by a large number of points in a sports game, competition, etc.
   1. We were slaughtered 10–1 by the home team.
      我们以1:10惨败给主队。

1. VERB 杀戮;屠杀;残杀;滥杀
   If large numbers of people or animals are slaughtered, they are killed in a way that is cruel or unnecessary.
   1. Thirty four people were slaughtered while queuing up to cast their votes...
      有 34 人在排队投票时遭到残杀。
   2. Whales and dolphins are still being slaughtered for commercial gain.
      仍然有人为了商业利益大肆捕杀鲸鱼和海豚。
   3. Slaughter is also a noun.
      
   4. ...a war where the slaughter of civilians was commonplace...
      在战争中杀戮平民的事情再平常不过
   5. The annual slaughter of wildlife in Italy is horrific.
      在意大利，每年大量捕杀野生动物的现象令人震惊。
2. VERB 屠宰，宰杀(动物)
   To slaughter animals such as cows and sheep means to kill them for their meat.
   1. Lack of chicken feed means that chicken farms are having to slaughter their stock.
      鸡饲料的缺乏意味着养鸡场将不得不杀掉饲养的鸡。
   2. Slaughter is also a noun.
      
   3. More than 491,000 sheep were exported to the Continent for slaughter last year.
      去年有 491,000 多只羊被出口到欧洲大陆供宰杀。
3. like lambs to the slaughter → see: lamb

1. The cattle are being fattened for slaughter
   喂肥牛群以宰杀。
2. The slaughter was horrific.
   屠杀令人震惊。
3. The barbaric slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman.
   对鲸的野蛮屠杀既不必要也不人道。
4. We follow their every word like lambs to the slaughter.
   我们对他们完全言听计从。
5. Thirty four people were slaughtered while queuing up to cast their votes
   有34人在排队投票时遭到残杀。
6. Whales and dolphins are still being slaughtered for commercial gain.
   仍然有人为了商业利益大肆捕杀鲸鱼和海豚。
7. Lack of chicken feed means that chicken farms are having to slaughter their stock.
   鸡饲料的缺乏意味着养鸡场将不得不杀掉饲养的鸡。
8. They cynically tried to trade off a reduction in the slaughter of dolphins against a resumption of commercial whaling
   他们见利忘义地试图以减少屠杀海豚数量作为交换条件，重启商业捕鲸。
9. The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman
   屠杀鲸鱼是没有必要的也是不人道的。
10. It was wholesale slaughter of women and children.
    那是对妇女和儿童的大规模屠杀。
11. I'm really terrified to witness the slaughter.
    我亲眼目睹这场屠杀，真吓得毛发倒竖。
12. That wasn't war, it was simply slaughter.
    这哪是械斗，简直是一场诛戮。
13. On Tuesday, the government ordered the slaughter of80-thousand chickens and issued a21-day ban on poultry imports.
    星期二，政府下令宰杀8万只鸡，并且发布了为期21天的禁止家禽进口禁令。
14. Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
    耶和华我的神如此说，你撒迦利亚要牧养这将宰的群羊。
15. And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock.
    于是我牧养这将宰的群羊，就是群中最困苦的羊。
16. I believe if a slaughter house have glass wall, everyone will be vegetarian.
    我相信，如果屠宰场有玻璃墙，每个人都会变成素食者。
17. I intend to transcend all slaughter and consumptive thought-form and programming in this lifetime.
    我要在此生超越所有屠杀和消耗性的思想形态与编程。
18. We're going to slaughter your people.
    我要对你的人民大开杀戒了。
19. Would I have enjoyed the slaughter, the horror, the stench of blood, the cruelty?
    我会享受这种屠杀、恐怖、血腥和残酷？
20. The slaughter procedure for small ruminants is similar to that of cattle.
    小反刍动物的屠宰过程与宰牛类似。
21. I intend to release karma for the hatred or non-love of all kingdoms retained for slaughter and consumption.
    我打算释放被保留来屠杀或食用的王国所产生的所有仇恨与不爱的业力。
22. They're beginning the daily slaughter right on time.
    他们又按时开始每天的屠杀了。
23. While there, he participated in the slaughter of poultry.
    他在家乡参与了屠宰家禽。
24. The results of correlation analysis can show the correlation between slaughter performances and meat quality traits.
    对性状间的相关分析结果正确反映了屠宰性能和肉品质间的相关关系特点。
25. Beat our enemy or they will oppress and slaughter us.
    敌人；不然的话，他们会屠杀和压迫我们。
26. And did you not also slaughter many bishops and priests?
    你不是也屠杀了很多主教和教士吗？
27. I intend to forgive my ancestry for raising animals or fish for slaughter in painful or unclean circumstances.
    我意愿宽恕为在痛苦及肮脏的环境中的宰杀而饲养动物或鱼类的我的祖先。
28. The effect of slaughter age on breast muscle quality in dwarf yellow chicken was studied in this paper.
    以矮脚黄鸡为研究对象，系统地分析了屠宰日龄对胸肌屠宰肉质性状的影响。
29. Riding an ordinary horse, even if you slaughter a thousand men and animals, you will be defeated.
    骑一匹普通的马，即使您能杀掉一千个人和他们的坐骑，你仍会被他们打败。

n.

(like) a lamb/lambs to the slaughter

• （如同）羔羊被牵往屠宰场（指将遇危险而不自觉的人）
  used to describe people who are going to do sth dangerous without realizing it

noun

1. the killing of animals (as for food)

2. the savage and excessive killing of many people

   Synonym:    massacremass murdercarnagebutchery

3. a sound defeat

   Synonym:    thrashingwallopingdebacledrubbingtrouncingwhipping

verb

1. kill a large number of people indiscriminately
   1. The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda

   Synonym:    massacremow down

2. kill (animals) usually for food consumption
   1. They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter

   Synonym:    butcher