massacre

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

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

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。