put to the sword
基本解释
- 屠杀；杀死
英汉例句
- The city and everyone in it Joshua put to the sword. He left no survivors there.
约书亚攻打这城，用刀击杀了城中的一切人口，没有留下一个。 - In addition to those slain in battle, the Israelites had put to the sword Balaam son of Beor, who practiced divination.
那时以色列人在所杀的人中，也用刀杀了比珥的儿子术士巴兰。 - When hundreds of survivors of a shipwrecked French fleet washed up on the beaches of Florida, they were put to the sword, beside a river the Spanish called Matanzas (“slaughters”).
当数百名法国舰队船员因海难而在佛罗里达海岸靠岸，在一条西班牙人名为Matanzas（“屠宰场”）的河上，他们被送上刀口。