/ˈslɔ:tə(r) ||; ˈslɔtɚ/verb[T] 1 to kill an animal, usually for food 屠宰
2 to kill a large number of people at one time, especially in a cruel way 杀戮；屠杀:
Men, women and children were slaughtered and whole villages destroyed. 男女老幼都被屠杀，一整个一整个的村子都被毁了。 ☞Look at the note at kill. 参看kill的注释。
slaughter noun [U]