slaughter
noun uk/ˈslɔː.tər/ us/ˈslɑː.t̬ɚ/
C2 [ S or U ]（尤指战争中的）屠杀，杀戮
the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war
Hardly anyone in the town escaped the slaughter when the rebels were defeated. 叛乱分子被击败后，镇上几乎没有人能逃过随之而来的大屠杀。
We must find ways of reducing the slaughter which takes place on our roads (= death of many people in car accidents) every year. 我们必须设法减少每年因车祸而造成的大量死亡。
[ U ]屠宰，宰杀
the killing of animals for meat
The geese are being fattened for slaughter. 鹅养肥了用于宰杀。
See also: slaughterhouse
[ S ]一方大败的比赛，一边倒的比赛
an occasion when one team is very easily defeated by the other
Saturday's game was an absolute slaughter. 周六的比赛绝对是场一边倒的比赛。
slaughter
verb [ T ] uk/ˈslɔː.tər/ us/ˈslɑː.t̬ɚ/
屠杀，杀戮
to cruelly and unfairly kill a lot of people
Thousands of people were slaughtered in the civil war. 成千上万的人在内战中惨遭杀戮。
屠宰，宰杀
to kill an animal for meat
The animals are slaughtered in spring. 动物在春季被宰杀。
轻松击败
to defeat someone very easily
England slaughtered Germany 5–1 at football. 英格兰足球队以5比1的比分轻松击败了德国队。