massacre
noun
verb
ˈmæsəkə
noun
1
when
a
lot
of
people
are
killed
violently,
especially
people
who
cannot
defend
themselves
大屠杀
C,U
the
only
survivor
of
the
massacre
这场大屠杀的唯一幸存者
[+
of
]
the
massacre
of
several
hundred
pro-democracy
demonstrators
对数百个拥护民主的示威者进行的屠杀
the
Boston/Peterloo/Harperville
etc
massacre
the
infamous
Peterloo
massacre
of
1819
臭名昭著的 1819 年彼得卢大屠杀
2
a
very
bad
defeat
in
a
game
or
competition
[非正式] 〔在比赛或竞争中〕惨败
C | informal
United
lost
in
a
9-0
massacre.
联队以 0 比 9 惨败。
verb
3
to
kill
a
lot
of
people
or
animals
in
a
violent
way,
especially
when
they
cannot
defend
themselves
〔大规模地〕屠杀，杀戮
The
army
massacred
more
than
150
unarmed
civilians.
军队屠杀了 150 多名徒手的平民。
Tens
of
thousands
of
dolphins
and
small
whales
are
brutally
massacred
every
year.
每年有数万条海豚和小鲸鱼被残酷地屠杀。
4
to
defeat
someone
very
badly
in
a
game,
competition
etc
[非正式] 〔比赛或竞争等中〕使惨败，彻底击败
informal
The
Cougars
massacred
the
Bucs
last
night,
38-7.
美洲虎队昨晚以 38-7 大败海盗队。
5
to
spoil
part
of
a
play,
a
song
etc
by
performing
it
very
badly
[非正式] 笨拙地演奏 （演唱 ）
informal
Unfortunately,
Jones
absolutely
massacres
the
role
of
Ophelia.
遗憾的是，琼斯把奥菲利娅这个角色演砸了。