单词 | massacre |
释义 | massacre From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Military, Sport Crimemassacremas‧sa‧cre1 /ˈmæsəkə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun1 [countable, uncountable]SCCPM when a lot of people are killed violently, especially people who cannot defend themselves the only survivor of the massacremassacre of the massacre of several hundred pro-democracy demonstratorsthe Boston/Peterloo/Harperville etc massacre the infamous Peterloo massacre of 18192 [countable] informalDSLOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WAR a very bad defeat in a game or competition United lost in a 9–0 massacre., Crime, Sport Militarymassacremassacre2 ●○○ verb [transitive]1 PMSCCto kill a lot of people or animals in a violent way, especially when they cannot defend themselves The army massacred more than 150 unarmed civilians. Tens of thousands of dolphins and small whales are brutally massacred every year.► see thesaurus at kill2 informalDSLOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WAR to defeat someone very badly in a game, competition etc The Cougars massacred the Bucs last night, 38–7.3 informal to spoil part of a play, a song etc by performing it very badly Unfortunately, Jones absolutely massacres the role of Ophelia.→ See Verb tableOrigin massacre1 (1500-1600) French |
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