mow down

动词 mow down:

1. kill a large number of people indiscriminately
   同义词：massacre, slaughter

1. Our machine-guns mowed down the advancing lines of enemy infantrymen.
   我们的机枪扫倒了向前推进的一排排敌人的步兵。
2. The soldiers were mown down by enemy gunfire.
   士兵大批大批地被敌军炮火打死。