动词 slaughter:

1. kill (animals) usually for food consumption

2. kill a large number of people indiscriminately

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1. A butcher was slaughtering a piglet there.
   一个屠夫正在那儿屠宰一只小猪。
2. A majority of the infected persons have a history of close contact with infected birds through, for example, slaughtering.
   在已知的人类感染禽流感个案当中，大部份曾经与受感染禽鸟有紧密接触，例如屠宰等。