carnage

英 [ˈkɑːnɪdʒ]

美 [ˈkɑːrnɪdʒ]

n.  大屠杀

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牛津词典

noun

• 大屠杀
  the violent killing of a large number of people
  1. a scene of carnage
     大屠杀的场面

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (尤指战争中的)屠杀,残杀
  Carnageis the violent killing of large numbers of people, especially in a war.
  1. ...his strategy for stopping the carnage in Kosovo.
     他提出的制止科索沃大屠杀的策略
  2. ...the carnage of motorway accidents.
     高速公路车祸导致的大量人员死亡

英英释义

noun

• the savage and excessive killing of many people
  Synonym:slaughtermassacremass murderbutchery

双语例句

• Even by Chinese standards, this month's carnage has been extraordinary.
  即使以中国的标准来看，本月的事故也是非同寻常的。
• In former wars a man might, at least, have some feeling, some interest, that served to balance in his mind the impressions which a scene of carnage and of death must inflict.
  在从前的战争中，人至少可以有某种感情、某种兴趣爱好，它们在人的头脑里起到了对屠杀和死亡的场面所必然造成的各种印象进行平衡的作用。
• Though poaching is still a problem, strict laws have reduced this senseless carnage.
  虽然偷猎仍是个问题，但严格的法律已使滥杀减少。
• Indeed, most wealth managers say high leverage severely dented Asians 'wealth during the 2007-2009 market carnage.
  事实上，大多数财富经理表示，在2007至2009市场大浩劫期间，高杠杆率严重削弱了亚洲的财富。
• El Para managed to escape the carnage but fell into the hands of a Chadian rebel movement.
  首领萨尔瓦多第从战斗中逃脱，但是却落入了反叛运动组织中。
• Tarantino's movies, with their scenes of sex, bloodshed and carnage, would not be the first choice for the majority of cinema-goers, she said.
  塔伦蒂诺的电影充斥着床戏、流血和杀戮，对于大多数影迷来说不会是第一选择，她说。
• The country's breakup would undoubtedly lead to chaos and carnage.
  国家分裂无疑将导致混乱和屠杀。
• What is more, Americans are not really seeing the carnage.
  更重要的是，美国人并没有真正看到屠杀场面。
• No-fly zones have in the past caused the carnage to escalate, as one or more sides attempted to consolidate their gains.
  由于冲突的一方或多方会趁机试图巩固胜利果实，设立禁飞区的做法在以往曾导致屠杀升级。
• I am not sure whether anyone in Israel actually believes that the scenes of carnage in Gaza will induce such a response; no one else does.
  我不能确信，以色列是否有人真的相信加沙的屠杀场景会引起这样的反应；没有人能相信。