butchery

1. N-UNCOUNT You can refer to the cruel killing of a lot of people as butchery when you want to express your horror and disgust at this. 屠殺[表不滿]

In her view, war is simply a legalized form of butchery. 在她看來，戰(zhàn)爭就是一種合法的屠殺。

2. N-UNCOUNT Butchery is the work of cutting up meat and preparing it for sale. 屠宰

...a carcass hung up for butchery. ...一具懸掛待宰的畜體。