massacre /ˈmæsəkə/ star2 CET6 TEM4 (massacring,massacred,massacres)

• 1.  

  N-VAR（有变体名词） 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（及物动词） 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。