mass murder

英 [mæs ˈmɜːdə(r)] 美 [mæs ˈmɜːrdər]

n.  大肆杀戮; 大规模杀戮



柯林斯词典

  1. 大规模屠杀
    Mass murder is the deliberate illegal killing of a large number of people by a person or an organization.

    双语例句

    1. Arsonists, who are thought to have been responsible for some of the devastating outbreaks in the southern state, Victoria, have been accused of mass murder by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
      在澳大利亚南部维多利亚州爆发的多处森林大火据信是由纵火者引发的。澳大利亚总理陆克文指责说,纵火者是群体谋杀犯。
    2. And we will not allow any terrorist or tyrant to threaten civilization with weapons of mass murder.
      我们不会允许任何恐怖分子或暴君用大杀伤性武器来威胁文明世界。
    3. These regimes could use such weapons for blackmail, terror, and mass murder.
      这些政权可能利用这类武器进行讹诈、制造恐怖和进行大规模谋杀活动。
    4. S.allies Saudi Arabia and Egypt to expand democratic opportunities and singled out Syria and Iran as countries that he says continue to harbor terrorists and pursue weapons of mass murder.
      布什总统特别指出,叙利亚跟伊朗继续庇护恐怖分子,并试图获得大规模杀伤性武器。
    5. The people of the United States and our friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder.
      美国人民,我们的盟友不会对一个非法的政权心慈手软,这个政权正使用大规模杀伤性武器威胁世界和平。
    6. After deaths from overwork and starvation, there is the plain mass murder of the1937-38 terror: the sleepless nights spent waiting for the knock on the door;
      在由于过分工作的疲劳与饥荒带来的死亡之后,大规模的屠杀,1937-1938的恐慌便接踵而来:人们在不眠的夜晚里等待敲门声;
    7. Paul stephenson, the Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner, said: "this was intended to be mass murder on an unimaginable scale."
      英国警察局副局长史蒂芬生称:“恐怖分子计划制造一个规模难以想像的大规模谋杀事件。”
    8. Eichmann, responsible for the slaughter of millions of Jews, had the appearance and even the mentality of a petty bureaucrat or administrator, crunching numbers and logistics that could have concerned widgets but happened to involve the mass murder of human beings.
      被指控对屠杀数百万犹太人负责的艾希曼,从外表到心智都是个心胸狭隘的官僚行政人员,埋头于数字和运输这类可能的琐事,却碰巧卷入了对人类的大规模谋杀。
    9. These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat.
      这次大规模屠杀行为目的是为了恐吓我们的国家,使美国陷入一片混乱之中。
    10. The days of Leopold are remembered for mass murder, forced labor, rape, famine and piles of chopped off hands.
      那个时代留给人的记忆包括屠杀、强迫劳役、强奸、饥荒和成堆被砍下的手。
    11. The mass murder raised fears of a fresh backlash against the US.
      这次屠杀使人担心,美国将遭到新一轮强烈反抗。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. the savage and excessive killing of many people

        Synonym:    slaughtermassacrecarnagebutchery