mow someone down
phrasal verb with mow verb [ I or T ] uk/məʊ/ us/moʊ/ mowed | mown or mowed
杀死，撂倒，撞死（某人）
to kill people, usually in large numbers, by shooting them or driving a vehicle into them
Three shoppers were mown down this afternoon when a drunken driver lost control of his car. 今天下午一名醉酒司机驾车失控，撞死了三名购物者。