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

双语例句

• Tengchong is a lovely, green city where people smile a lot and ─ unlike in other Chinese cities ─ drivers don't try to mow you down.
  腾冲是一个可爱的、郁郁葱葱的城市，那里的人们都很爱笑不像在中国的其他城市腾冲的司机也不会开着车横冲直撞。
• Our difficulties may be mountains high, but we'll mow them down.
  那怕困难和山一样高，我们也要克服它们。
• We shall have to mow down the tall grass in the big field.
  我们得把大田里的高草割掉。
• Gunmen mowed down 10 people in one attack.
  持枪歹徒在一次袭击中射杀了10个人。
• How did he mow her down?
  他怎么把她给除掉的？
• She was mown down on a pedestrian crossing
  她在人行横道上被撞死了。