massacre /ˈmæsəkə/ CET6 TEM4 ( massacring, massacred, massacres )

• 1. 

  N-VAR A massacre is the killing of a large number of people at the same time in a violent and cruel way. 大屠杀

  例：

  Maria lost her 62-year-old mother in the massacre.

  玛丽亚在大屠杀中失去了她62岁的母亲。

• 2. 

  V-T If people are massacred, a large number of them are attacked and killed in a violent and cruel way. 大规模屠杀

  例：

  300 civilians are believed to have been massacred by the rebels.

  据信300名平民被叛乱分子屠杀了。