mow down

英 [məʊ daʊn]

美 [moʊ daʊn]

（车辆或炮火）撂倒，杀死

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (车辆或炮火)撂倒，扫灭，杀死
  If someoneis mown down, they are killed violently by a vehicle or gunfire.
  1. She was mown down on a pedestrian crossing...
     她在人行横道上被撞死了。
  2. Gunmen mowed down 10 people in one attack.
     持枪歹徒在一次袭击中射杀了10个人。

英英释义

verb

• kill a large number of people indiscriminately
  1. The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda
  Synonym:massacreslaughter

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