massacre

英 [ˈmæsəkə(r)]

美 [ˈmæsəkər]

n.  屠杀; 残杀; (运动或比赛中的)惨败
v.  屠杀; 杀戮; (在运动或比赛中)使惨败

复数：massacres　第三人称单数：massacres　现在分词：massacring　过去式：massacred　过去分词：massacred　

CET6考研IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.7134 / COCA.6457

牛津词典

noun

• 屠杀；残杀
  the killing of a large number of people especially in a cruel way
  1. the bloody massacre of innocent civilians
     对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  2. Nobody survived the massacre.
     这次大屠杀无人幸免。
• （运动或比赛中的）惨败
  a very big defeat in a game or competition
  1. The game was a 10–0 massacre for our team.
     这场比赛我们队以0：10惨败。

verb

• 屠杀；杀戮
  to kill a large number of people, especially in a cruel way
• （在运动或比赛中）使惨败
  to defeat sb in a game or competition by a high score

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 大屠杀;大残杀
  Amassacreis the killing of a large number of people at the same time in a violent and cruel way.
  1. Maria lost her 62-year-old mother in the massacre.
     在大屠杀中玛丽亚失去了62岁的母亲。
  2. ...reports of massacre, torture and starvation.
     关于屠杀、拷打与挨饿的报道
• VERB 大规模屠杀;大规模残杀
  If peopleare massacred, a large number of them are attacked and killed in a violent and cruel way.
  1. 300 civilians are believed to have been massacred by the rebels...
     据信有300位平民被叛乱分子残杀。
  2. Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population.
     军队肆无忌惮地屠杀手无寸铁的民众。

英英释义

noun

• the savage and excessive killing of many people
  Synonym:slaughtermass murdercarnagebutchery

verb

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

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