slaughter

1. V-T If large numbers of people or animals are slaughtered, they are killed in a way that is cruel or unnecessary. 屠殺[usu passive]

Thirty four people were slaughtered while lining up to cast their votes. 有34人在排隊(duì)投票時(shí)遭屠殺。

2. N-UNCOUNT Slaughter is also a noun. 屠殺

This was only a small part of a war where the slaughter of civilians was commonplace. 這只是戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的一小部分，在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中對(duì)平民的屠殺已司空見(jiàn)慣。

3. V-T To slaughter animals such as cows and sheep means to kill them for their meat. 屠宰

Lack of chicken feed means that chicken farms are having to slaughter their stock. 飼料不足意味著養(yǎng)雞場(chǎng)將不得不宰殺雞。

4. N-UNCOUNT Slaughter is also a noun. 屠宰

More than 491,000 sheep were exported for slaughter last year. 去年，超過(guò)四十九萬(wàn)一千只羊被出口供屠宰。