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slaughterslaugh·ter /ˈslɔt̬ər / verb [transitive] - to kill an animal, usually for food宰杀；屠宰
- to kill a large number of people at one time, especially in a cruel way or when they cannot defend themselves屠杀；杀戮◆Men, women, and children were slaughtered and whole villages destroyed.男人、女人和孩子惨遭杀戮，多个村庄全村被毁。➨ WHICH WORD？词语辨析Murder means to kill a person on purpose. * murder 指蓄意杀害、谋杀This was no accident. The old lady was murdered.这绝不是意外，老太太是被谋杀的。Assassinate means to kill for political reasons. * assassinate 指为政治原因刺杀、暗杀President Kennedy was assassinated.肯尼迪总统被刺杀。Slaughter and massacre mean to kill a large number of people. * slaughter 和 massacre 指大规模屠杀Hundreds of people were massacred when the army opened fire on the crowd.军队向人群开枪，数百人遭到屠杀。
▸ slaugh·ter noun [uncountable] ◆the slaughter of innocent people during the war战争期间对无辜民众的屠杀 |