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slaughter

🇬🇧 UK/'slɒ:tә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To kill animals for food; to massacre large numbers of people brutally.

屠宰（动物）；大规模屠杀（人）

n.

The killing of animals for food; a brutal massacre of many people.

屠宰；大屠杀，杀戮

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
slaughterother
=slaughter

Common Collocations

  • 1.mass slaughter大规模屠杀
  • 2.slaughterhouse屠宰场
  • 3.ritual slaughter宗教仪式屠宰
  • 4.[senseless slaughter]毫无意义的杀戮

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Millions of animals are sent to slaughter in industrial facilities every year.

  • 2.

    The massacre was described as a senseless slaughter of innocent civilians.

  • 3.

    The documentary exposed the brutal conditions of livestock slaughter.

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