slaughter
n[U]
1 the killing of animals, esp for food 屠宰(尤指供食用).
2 the killing of many people at once; massacre 屠杀; 杀戮
the slaughter of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的屠杀
the slaughter on the roads, ie the killing of people in road accidents 路上车祸造成的多人死亡.
3 (infml 口) complete defeat 完全失败
the total slaughter of the home team 主队的惨败. slaughter, v [Tn]
1
(a) kill (an animal), usu forfood 屠宰(动物)(通常为食用)
slaughter pigs by humanemethods 用人道方法杀猪.
(b) kill (animals or people) in large numbers 大量屠杀(动物或人)
thousands slaughtered by the invading army 被侵略军杀害的数以千计的人.
2 (fig infml 比喻, 口) defeat (sb/sth) completely, esp in sport 彻底打败(某人[某物])(尤指在体育运动中)
We slaughtered them at hockey. 我们在曲棍球赛中把他们打得一败涂地.
The skins were used for making tents and water containers.
还可以用野牛皮制作帐蓬和装水的容器。
If you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will be received even though the office is not open.
如果你要寄信到不同时区的国外办公室,你可以发个传真,即使办公室不开门,信也会被收到。
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