我们在乡间小路上看到一只被车撞死的兔子。

We saw a ___road-kill rabbit on the country lane.

在那个竞争激烈的行业中，小型初创企业很快就被大公司碾压成了牺牲品。

In that highly competitive industry, small startups quickly became ___road-kill for the big corporations.