slaughtering

英 [ˈslɔːtərɪŋ]

美 [ˈslɔːtərɪŋ]

v.  屠宰; 宰杀; 屠杀; 杀戮; (在体育比赛等竞赛中)大比分击败，使惨败
slaughter的现在分词

复数：slaughterings　现在分词：slaughtering　

COCA.39918

柯林斯词典

• VERB 杀戮;屠杀;残杀;滥杀
  If large numbers of people or animalsare slaughtered, they are killed in a way that is cruel or unnecessary.
  1. Thirty four people were slaughtered while queuing up to cast their votes...
     有 34 人在排队投票时遭到残杀。
  2. Whales and dolphins are still being slaughtered for commercial gain.
     仍然有人为了商业利益大肆捕杀鲸鱼和海豚。
  3. Slaughteris also a noun.
     
  4. ...a war where the slaughter of civilians was commonplace...
     在战争中杀戮平民的事情再平常不过
  5. The annual slaughter of wildlife in Italy is horrific.
     在意大利，每年大量捕杀野生动物的现象令人震惊。
• VERB 屠宰，宰杀(动物)
  Toslaughteranimals such as cows and sheep means to kill them for their meat.
  1. Lack of chicken feed means that chicken farms are having to slaughter their stock.
     鸡饲料的缺乏意味着养鸡场将不得不杀掉饲养的鸡。
  2. Slaughteris also a noun.
     
  3. More than 491,000 sheep were exported to the Continent for slaughter last year.
     去年有 491,000 多只羊被出口到欧洲大陆供宰杀。
• like lambs to the slaughter→ see:lamb

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