| 单词 | slaughter |
| 释义 | slaughter (slɔːtəʳ ) Word forms: slaughters , slaughtering , slaughtered 1. verb [usually passive] If large numbers of people or animals are slaughtered, they are killed in a way that is cruel or unnecessary. Thirty-four people were slaughtered while queuing up to cast their votes. [be VERB-ed] Whales and dolphins are still being slaughtered for commercial gain. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: butcher, kill, slay [archaic, literary], destroy Slaughter is also a noun. ...a war where the slaughter of civilians was commonplace. [+ of] The annual slaughter of wildlife in Italy is horrific. 2. verb To slaughter animals such as cows and sheep means to kill them for their meat. Lack of chicken feed means that chicken farms are having to slaughter their stock. [VERB noun] Slaughter is also a noun. More than 491,000 sheep were exported for slaughter last year. 3. like lambs to the slaughter phrase [lamb inflects, PHRASE after verb] If you say that people do something like lambs or like lambs to the slaughter, you mean that they do what someone wants them to do without complaining or fighting. The pair surrendered to him like lambs. We follow their every word like lambs to the slaughter. Idioms: like lambs to the slaughter if people go somewhere like lambs to the slaughter, they behave quietly and obediently without resisting because they have not realized that it will be dangerous or unpleasant, or because they realize that they are powerless He refuses to believe his team heads to Old Trafford like lambs to the slaughter . Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 屠杀 Japanese: 虐殺する |
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