massacre
英 [ˈmæsəkə(r)] 美 [ˈmæsəkɚ]

n.

大屠杀，残杀；（牲畜的）成批屠宰；

vt.

屠杀，残杀；损害，毁坏；彻底击败；惨败

变形

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

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]大屠杀 cruel killing of a large number (of people or animals)
2. [C]〈口〉惨败 a severe defeat

v.(动词)

1. vt. 大屠杀 kill large numbers of (people or animals)
2. vt. 〈口〉彻底击败 defeat severely

英英释义

massacre[ 'mæsəkə ]

• n.the savage and excessive killing of many people

  同义词：slaughtermass murdercarnagebutchery

• v.kill a large number of people indiscriminately

  "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"

  同义词：slaughtermow down

同近义词辨析

massacre, execute, murder, slaughter, assassinate, kill

这组词都有“杀，杀死”的意思，其区别是：

massacre语气比slaughter强。指大屠杀，尤指屠杀失去了自卫能力的人。

execute指依法处死罪犯。

murder指谋杀或凶杀。

slaughter本义指大批宰杀动物，也指像屠宰牲畜一样一次杀死许多人。

assassinate通常指因政治原因用非法手段杀害政治领袖人物或短名人士。

kill普通用词，含义广泛，泛指以任何方式使人、动物或植物死亡。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The massacre was a crime against humanity.
   这场大屠杀是一桩反人类的罪行。
2. The press has reported the massacre of thousands of people for their religious beliefs.
   新闻界报道了那场因宗教信仰原因而对千万人的大屠杀。
3. The game was a complete massacre; we lost 10-0.
   那次比赛真是一次惨败，我们0比10输了。

用作动词(v.)

1. Vichy government was the accessory of Nazi to massacre the Jews who lived in France.
   维希政府是德国纳粹残害住在法国的犹太人的帮凶之一。
2. The hunters came from the East to massacre the buffaloes of the plains, killing several million in a short time.
   这批猎手从东部来到这片平原上大肆捕杀野牛，很快就有几百万只野牛惨遭杀戮。
3. He is collecting evidence to massacre his opponents.
   他正在收集证据要彻底击败他的对手。

权威例句

The hostile media phenomenon: biased perception and perceptions of media bias in coverage of the Beirut massacre.
The great cat massacre and other episodes in French cultural history
Wanton and senseless? The logic of massacres in Algeria
New Evidence of Kosovo Massacres
The Last Colonial Massacre: Latin America in the Cold War (review)
Stereo- and Regioselectivity in Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic Etherification
A duplex theory of hate: Development and application to terrorism, massacres, and genocide.
The Armenian Massacres in International Law
ChemInform Abstract: Stereo‐ and Regioselectivity in Palladium‐Catalyzed Allylic Etherification
Massacre of the Dreamers: Essays on Xicanisma