slaughtered
slaughtered — 形容詞
- slaughteredpositive
- more slaughteredcomparative
- most slaughteredsuperlative
1. informal for being extremely drunk and unable to behave or speak normally
爛醉
酒醉到無法正常行動
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.
婚禮結束後，Ziad 已經完全爛醉，必須由表哥開車送他回家。
collocation: completely slaughtered
Nellie stumbled out of the bar looking absolutely slaughtered after the office celebration.
Nellie 搖搖晃晃地走出酒吧，在公司的慶祝會後看起來徹底喝掛了。
informal register with 'absolutely' intensifier
Camila woke up with a terrible headache and realized she had been totally slaughtered the night before.
Camila 醒來時頭痛欲裂，才發現前一晚她完全喝到不省人事。
By midnight most of the party guests were slaughtered and could barely walk to the taxi.
到了午夜，派對上的大部分賓客都已經醉倒，幾乎無法走向計程車。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
屠宰
宰殺動物作為食物
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.
這位農夫每年秋天屠宰豬隻，然後在當地市場賣肉。
slaughter + animal for food purpose
In New Zealand, pigs must be slaughtered in licensed facilities before their meat can be exported to other countries.
在紐西蘭，豬隻必須在領有牌照的設施進行屠宰，之後豬肉才能出口到其他國家。
passive: animals are slaughtered in [place]
The family raised chickens in their backyard and slaughtered them only for special holiday meals.
這家人在後院養雞，只在特殊節日用餐時才會宰殺。
The butcher slaughtered the cow early in the morning and prepared the cuts by noon.
肉販清晨就宰殺了那頭牛，並在中午前準備好各部位的肉塊。
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
屠殺
以殘暴方式大規模殺人
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.
入侵軍隊在長達一個月的圍城期間屠殺了數百名無辜村民。
slaughter + people (large group)
Entire villages were slaughtered during the Bosnian war, with thousands of civilians killed in the first year alone.
在波士尼亞戰爭期間，整座村莊遭到屠殺，光是第一年就有數千名平民喪生。
passive: entire communities were slaughtered
The documentary describes how the rebels slaughtered prisoners without giving them a chance to surrender.
這部紀錄片描述叛軍如何屠殺囚犯，不給他們任何投降的機會。
Historians estimate that over 8,000 men and boys were slaughtered in the Srebrenica massacre of 1995.
歷史學家估計，1995 年斯雷布雷尼察大屠殺中有超過 8000 名男子和男孩遭到屠殺。
The warlord ordered his men to slaughter anyone who refused to leave the region.
軍閥命令他的人屠殺任何拒絕離開該地區的人。
- 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
痛宰
在比賽或競爭中徹底擊敗
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.
主隊在冠軍決賽中以八比一痛宰了對手。
slaughter + opponent + score (large margin)
The critic slaughtered the director's latest film, calling it a complete waste of time.
那位影評人將導演的最新電影批得體無完膚，稱其為完全浪費時間。
slaughter = harshly criticize / demolish reputation
The Olympic champion slaughtered every challenger in the 100-metre final, winning by a full two seconds.
奧運冠軍在 100 公尺決賽中痛宰了每一位挑戰者，整整領先兩秒鐘獲勝。
Their chess team was slaughtered in the semi-finals by the Japanese champions, losing every match without scoring a point.
他們的西洋棋隊在準決賽中被日本國家冠軍打得落花流水，每局全輸，一分未得。
- 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.