massacre
UK ['mæs.ə.kər] US [-kɚ] noun countable
ADVANCED
■an act of killing a lot of people 大屠杀；残杀•He ordered the massacre of 2, 000 women and children.他下令屠杀了2000名妇女和儿童。 ■informal
■a bad defeat, especially in sport （尤指体育比赛中的）惨败•The changes to the team come after their 7-2 massacre in the final.决赛中以2比7惨败后，球队作了些调整。
UK ['mæs.ə.kər] US [-kɚ] verb transitive
■to kill many people in a short period of time 大规模屠杀•Hundreds of civilians were massacred in the raid.数百平民在那次袭击中惨遭杀戮。 ■informal
■to defeat an opponent very badly in a competition or election （在比赛或竞选中）彻底击败•England was massacred 5-0 by France in the semi-final.英格兰队在准决赛以0比5惨败于法国队。 |