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

双语例句

• This point was at issue in litigation resulting from the famous "saturday night massacre" incident.
  这一点正是因有名的“周六夜间屠杀”事件而引发的诉讼争议的焦点。
• Kaczynski had been flying to Katyn, near Smolensk, to commemorate the victims of the Katyn massacre.
  卡钦斯基原定于抵达斯摩棱斯克的卡廷，参加纪念卡廷事件受害者活动。
• Began in Japan after the massacre, they used bayonets, machine guns, killing the wounded troops, rape and female volunteers.
  之后日本开始了屠杀，他们用刺刀，机枪杀死驻军伤员，强奸女性志愿者。
• The Army called it a battle; Indians called it a massacre.
  政府军队称其为战斗，印第安人称其为屠杀。
• Whatevr the outcome, this massacre has served to strengthen the resolve of a mighty nation.
  不论结果如何，这场悲剧更加坚定了巩固一个强大国家的决心。
• Ran Yunfei stopped writing poems in1992, at a time when the country stopped mourning the massacre.
  据云飞说，1992年后，他停止了写诗。这个国家也在那时，停止了对一场屠杀的追悼。
• Savageries like this massacre make you ashamed to be a human being.
  这种屠杀的残忍使你羞于为人。
• I was shocked when I heard about the extend of this massacre.
  我感到十分震惊，当我听到把这场屠杀。
• Nazi's Massacre on Jews and the Special Relationship between Germany and Israel
  纳粹屠犹与西德和以色列的特殊关系
• 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。