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. 這衹是戰(zhàn)爭的一小部分，在戰(zhàn)爭中對平民的屠殺已司空見慣。

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，超過四十九萬一千衹羊被出口供屠宰。