slaughter
/ˈslɔ:tə(r); `slɔtɚ/ n[U]
1 the killing of animals, esp for food 屠宰（尤指供食用）.
2 the killing of many people at once; massacre 屠杀; 杀戮
the slaughter of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的屠杀
the slaughter on the roads, ie the killing of people in road accidents 路上车祸造成的多人死亡.
3 (infml 口) complete defeat 完全失败
the total slaughter of the home team 主队的惨败. slaughter, v [Tn]
1
(a) kill (an animal), usu forfood 屠宰（动物）（通常为食用）
slaughter pigs by humanemethods 用人道方法杀猪.
(b) kill (animals or people) in large numbers 大量屠杀（动物或人）
thousands slaughtered by the invading army 被侵略军杀害的数以千计的人.
2 (fig infml 比喻, 口) defeat (sb/sth) completely, esp in sport 彻底打败（某人[某物]）（尤指在体育运动中）
We slaughtered them at hockey. 我们在曲棍球赛中把他们打得一败涂地.