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

• Bush said he and Maliki agreed to seek ways to stem sectarian carnage threatening to split Iraq.
  布适说，他和马利基均同意寻求各种方法制止分裂伊拉克的教派屠杀。
• Imagine the carnage if they ever escaped their cages.
  想象一下它们一旦逃出铁笼后会出现的残杀景象！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• ( The death toll in Iraq would be much higher but for breakthroughs in field medicine.) What is more, Americans are not really seeing the carnage.
  （如果不是战地医疗取得了突破，在伊死亡人数会高得多。）更重要的是，美国人并没有真正看到屠杀场面。
• It's funny how some races see nearly everyone finishing, and others witness carnage.
  有趣的是一些比赛几乎所有的人都完赛了，而别的却是连环的退赛。
• He said that communal carnage was ripping the country apart
  他说种族间的相互残杀正在让这个国家走向分裂。
• 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。
• 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。