时间: 2025-04-26 19:07:01
美: ['slɔtɚ]
英: ['slɔːtə]
vt. 屠宰,屠杀;杀戮;使惨败
n. 屠宰,屠杀;杀戮;消灭
n. (Slaughter)人名;(英)斯劳特
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 19:07:01
词源分析:该词源自古英语“slohtre”,与“slay(杀死)”有着共同的词根,表示暴力行为。其构成没有明显的前缀或后缀,主要由根词构成。
历史背景:该词的首次使用可追溯到中世纪,常用于描述战争和屠杀行为。在一些古代文学作品中,屠杀常被用作描述战争的残酷或牺牲的主题。
课本:在*的英语教材中,可能出现在初中或高中阶段的阅读理解或写作练中。在牛津和美国的教材中,通常在涉及历史或文学的单元中出现,适合高中及以上的学*者。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
The slaughter of innocent animals for food raises ethical questions.
(为了食物而屠杀无辜动物引发了伦理问题。)
The film depicted the brutal slaughter during the war.
(这部电影描绘了战争期间的残酷屠杀。)
Many activists protested against the slaughter of dolphins in Japan.
(许多活动人士抗议日本对海豚的屠杀。)
The laws regarding animal slaughter vary from country to country.
(有关动物屠杀的法律因国家而异。)
Historical accounts often highlight the slaughter that accompanied colonization.
(历史记载常常强调伴随殖民化而发生的屠杀。)
*. The slaughterhouse was inspected for compliance with health regulations.
(屠宰场接受了健康法规的检查。)
The report detailed the slaughter of thousands of endangered species.
(报告详细列出了数千种濒危物种的屠杀情况。)
She felt a deep sadness at the thought of the slaughter of innocent lives.
(想到无辜生命的屠杀,她感到深深的悲伤。)
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词根记忆法:
[[usu passive]] If large numbers of people or animals are slaughtered, they are killed in a way that is cruel or unnecessary. 屠杀
例:Thirty four people were slaughtered while lining up to cast their votes.有34人在排队投票时遭屠杀。
[N-UNCOUNT] Slaughter is also a noun. 屠杀
例:This was only a small part of a war where the slaughter of civilians was commonplace.这只是战争的一小部分,在战争中对平民的屠杀已司空见惯。
[V-T] To slaughter animals such as cows and sheep means to kill them for their meat. 屠宰
例:Lack of chicken feed means that chicken farms are having to slaughter their stock.饲料不足意味着养鸡场将不得不宰杀鸡。
[N-UNCOUNT] Slaughter is also a noun. 屠宰
例:More than 491,000 sheep were exported for slaughter last year.去年,超过四十九万一千只羊被出口供屠宰。