holocaust
noun
ˈhɒləkɔːst
noun
1
the Holocaust
a
situation
in
which
there
is
great
destruction
and
a
lot
of
people
die
the
killing
of
millions
of
Jews
and
other
people
by
the
Nazis
during
the
Second
World
War
〔第二次世界大战期间纳粹党对犹太人等进行的〕大屠杀
a
nuclear
holocaust
核灾难