massacre

noun

/ˈmæsəkə(r)/

/ˈmæsəkər/

[countable, uncountable]

the killing of a large number of people especially in a cruel way屠杀；残杀
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- Nobody survived the massacre.这次大屠杀无人幸免。
- He accused the troops of the indiscriminate massacre of civilians.他控告军队滥杀平民。
- The massacre was carried out by enemy troops.那次大屠杀是敌军干的。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- appalling
- bloody
- brutal
- …
verb + massacre
- be responsible for
- carry out
- commit
- …
massacre + verb
- take place
preposition
- massacre by
phrases
- the victims of a massacre
(informal) a very big defeat in a game or competition（运动或比赛中的）惨败
- The game was a 10–0 massacre for our team.这场比赛我们队以 0:10 惨败。

词源late 16th cent.: from French, of unknown origin.

verb

/ˈmæsəkə(r)/

/ˈmæsəkər/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they massacre	/ˈmæsəkə(r)/ /ˈmæsəkər/
he / she / it massacres	/ˈmæsəkəz/ /ˈmæsəkərz/
past simple massacred	/ˈmæsəkəd/ /ˈmæsəkərd/
past participle massacred	/ˈmæsəkəd/ /ˈmæsəkərd/
-ing form massacring	/ˈmæsəkərɪŋ/ /ˈmæsəkərɪŋ/

massacre somebody to kill a large number of people, especially in a cruel way屠杀；杀戮
- Hundreds of innocent women and children were massacred.数百名无辜的妇女和儿童惨遭杀戮。
massacre somebody (informal) to defeat somebody in a game or competition by a high score（在运动或比赛中）使惨败
- Our team was massacred in the final.我们队在决赛中惨败。

词源late 16th cent.: from French, of unknown origin.