the Boston Massacre
/ðə ˌbɒstən ˈmæsəkə(r)/
/ðə ˌbɔːstən ˈmæsəkər/
- an incident on 5 March 1770 when British soldiers shot at American colonists and killed five of them. It was called a massacre (= the killing of many people) to increase hate for the British, and was one of the events that led to the American Revolution.
波士顿大屠杀:1770年3月5日的事件,英军士兵向美国殖民者开枪,杀死其中5人。它被称为大屠杀(杀害许多人),以增加对英国人的仇恨,是导致美国独立战争的事件之一。