slaughtered
slaughtered — adjective
- slaughteredpositive
- more slaughteredcomparative
- most slaughteredsuperlative
1. informal for being extremely drunk and unable to behave or speak normally
informal for being extremely drunk and unable to behave or speak normally
After the wedding reception, Ziad was completely slaughtered and had to be driven home by his cousin.
collocation: completely slaughtered
Nellie stumbled out of the bar looking absolutely slaughtered after the office celebration.
informal register with 'absolutely' intensifier
Camila woke up with a terrible headache and realized she had been totally slaughtered the night before.
By midnight most of the party guests were slaughtered and could barely walk to the taxi.
- sober
not affected by alcohol at all
文法句型
be + slaughtered
用法筆記
Only used in informal spoken English, especially British and Australian English. Not used in formal writing. Frequently combined with intensifiers like 'completely', 'absolutely', or 'totally'.
常見錯誤
slaughtered — verb
- slaughteredpresent simple I / you / we / they
- slaughtereds3rd person singular
- slaughtereding-ing form
- slaughterededpast simple
1. to kill animals such as cows, pigs, or sheep so that their meat can be used as f
to kill animals such as cows, pigs, or sheep so that their meat can be used as food
The farmer slaughters the pigs every autumn and sells the meat at the local market.
slaughter + animal for food purpose
In New Zealand, pigs must be slaughtered in licensed facilities before their meat can be exported to other countries.
passive: animals are slaughtered in [place]
The family raised chickens in their backyard and slaughtered them only for special holiday meals.
The butcher slaughtered the cow early in the morning and prepared the cuts by noon.
文法句型
slaughter + animal
用法筆記
The object is always a domesticated animal raised for meat (cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry). Not used for hunting wild game or killing pets.
常見錯誤
2. to kill people, especially large numbers of people, in an extremely violent and
to kill people, especially large numbers of people, in an extremely violent and cruel way
The invading army slaughtered hundreds of innocent villagers during the month-long siege.
slaughter + people (large group)
Entire villages were slaughtered during the Bosnian war, with thousands of civilians killed in the first year alone.
passive: entire communities were slaughtered
The documentary describes how the rebels slaughtered prisoners without giving them a chance to surrender.
Historians estimate that over 8,000 men and boys were slaughtered in the Srebrenica massacre of 1995.
The warlord ordered his men to slaughter anyone who refused to leave the region.
- massacre
specifically implies killing many people who cannot defend themselves
- butcher
suggests brutal, merciless killing often with a blade
- exterminate
implies killing an entire group, with intent to wipe out
- spare
to choose not to kill someone when you have the power to do so
文法句型
slaughter + people
be slaughtered by + agent
用法筆記
Frequently appears in passive constructions describing historical atrocities or wartime events. The word carries strong emotional weight and implies brutality that is deliberate and ruthless.
常見錯誤
3. informal for defeating an opponent completely and decisively in a competition, o
informal for defeating an opponent completely and decisively in a competition, or for harshly criticizing a creative work such as a film or book
The home team slaughtered their rivals eight goals to one in the championship final.
slaughter + opponent + score (large margin)
The critic slaughtered the director's latest film, calling it a complete waste of time.
slaughter = harshly criticize / demolish reputation
The Olympic champion slaughtered every challenger in the 100-metre final, winning by a full two seconds.
Their chess team was slaughtered in the semi-finals by the Japanese champions, losing every match without scoring a point.
- crush
similar informal intensity, used in sports and competitions
- trounce
formal-sounding but still informal in register, means to defeat decisively
- annihilate
stronger, implies total destruction of the opponent
- lose to
to be defeated by an opponent
文法句型
slaughter + opponent
be slaughtered + in/by
用法筆記
Common in sports journalism, competitive contexts, and entertainment criticism. Unlike verb sense 2, this sense does not involve literal violence.