| 单词 | massacre |
| 释义 | massacre —massacre /ˈmæs.ə.kər/ aep /-kɚ/ noun [C] C2 an act of killing a lot of people: » He ordered the massacre of 2,000 women and children.Thesaurus+: ↑Murder and attempted murder , ↑KillingF0 INFORMAL a bad defeat, especially in sport: » The changes to the team come after their 7–2 massacre in the final.Thesaurus+: ↑Winning and defeating , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sport• • • Extra Examples:» Of course, she was using the term 'massacre' in the figurative sense.» The massacre was a crime against humanity.» The perpetrators of the massacre must be brought to justice as war criminals.verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for massacre F0 to kill many people in a short period of time: » Hundreds of civilians were massacred in the raid.Thesaurus+: ↑Murder and attempted murder , ↑KillingF0 INFORMAL to defeat an opponent very badly in a competition or election: » England was massacred 5–0 by France in the semifinal.Thesaurus+: ↑Winning and defeating , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sport |
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