Word · Frequency #8774
slaughter
屠宰；宰杀
核心释义
The killing of animals, especially for food.
- 1.
屠宰动物,通常供食用。
The killing of animals, generally for food.
- 2.
屠宰
the killing of animals (as for food)
- 3.
大屠杀；大量杀害。
A massacre; the killing of a large number of people.
- 4.
惨败
a sound defeat
- 5.
溃败；决定性失败。
A rout or decisive defeat.
- 6.
屠杀
the savage and excessive killing of many people
- 7.
一群鬣蜥。
A group of iguanas.
屠杀；杀戮；惨败；溃败；鬣蜥群；屠宰动物,通常供食用。；屠宰
用法In use
The team's 8-0 loss was a complete slaughter.
用法提示：这里 slaughter 用作名词，表示惨败。
The election turned into a slaughter for the ruling party.
用法提示：slaughter 作为名词，描述选举中的彻底失败。
The chess match was a slaughter; the grandmaster won in ten moves.
用法提示：slaughter 作名词，表示一方被轻易击败的局面。
the slaughter of {noun}
表示对动物或人的大规模杀戮。
The slaughter of cows for beef is a controversial industry.
为牛肉而屠宰奶牛是一个有争议的行业。
mass slaughter
mass 修饰 slaughter，强调规模巨大。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- mass slaughter
- 大规模屠杀
- The mass slaughter of innocent people is a war crime.大规模屠杀无辜人民是战争罪。
- animal slaughter
- 屠宰动物
- Animal slaughter for food is regulated by law.为食品而屠宰动物受法律管制。
- ritual slaughter
- 宗教屠宰
- Ritual slaughter must be performed according to religious rules.宗教屠宰必须按照宗教规则进行。
- the slaughter of civilians
- 屠杀平民
- The slaughter of civilians in the war shocked the world.战争中屠杀平民震惊了世界。
- slaughter for food
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象屠宰（slaughter）场中动物被杀死，与笑声（laughter）发音相近但意义截然相反，记住杀戮没有笑声。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：meat industry、butchering、animal farming 作为名词，slaughter通常指屠宰牲畜，在肉类加工或农业语境中使用，语气中性。口语中较少直接使用，比较常见于正式或专业描述。
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数名词，常与 of 连用表示“对…的屠杀/屠宰”
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like daughter, caught, taught, saw, and law share the /ɔː/ vowel and final consonant(s) with slaughter. Note that laughter has the same spelling 'aughter' but is pronounced /ˈlæftər/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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