massacre
noun [ C ] uk/ˈmæs.ə.kər/ us/ˈmæs.ə.kɚ/
C2 大屠杀;残杀
an act of killing a lot of people
He ordered the massacre of 2,000 women and children. 他下令屠杀了2000名妇女和儿童。
informal（尤指体育比赛中的）惨败
a bad defeat, especially in sport
The manager resigned after the team's 7–2 massacre in the final. 球队在决赛以2比7惨败，教练之后辞职。
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- Of course, she was using the term 'massacre' in the figurative sense.
- The massacre was a crime against humanity.
- The perpetrators of the massacre must be brought to justice as war criminals.
massacre
verb [ T ] uk/ˈmæs.ə.kər/ us/ˈmæs.ə.kɚ/
大规模屠杀
to kill many people in a short period of time
Hundreds of civilians were massacred in the raid. 数百平民在那次袭击中惨遭杀戮。
informal（在比赛或竞选中）彻底击败
to defeat an opponent very badly in a competition or election
England was massacred 5–0 by France in the semifinal. 半决赛中，英格兰队0比5惨败于法国队。