单词 | massacre |
释义 | massacre —massacrer /mas"euh kreuhr/, n. /mas"euh keuhr/, n. , v. , massacred, massacring. n. 1. the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder. 2. a general slaughter, as of persons or animals: the massacre of millions during the war. 3. Informal. a crushing defeat, esp. in sports. v.t. 4. to kill unnecessarily and indiscriminately, esp. a large number of persons. 5. Informal. to defeat decisively, esp. in sports. [1575-85; (n.) < MF massacre, n. deriv. of massacrer, OF maçacrer, macecler, prob. < VL *matteucculare, v. deriv. of *matteuca mallet (see MASHIE, MACE1); (v.) < MF massacrer] Syn. 1, 2. carnage, extermination, butchery, genocide. 4. slay. See slaughter. |
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