IELTS Vocabulary

massacre

/ˈmæsəkər/

kill a large number of people indiscriminately

Chinese meaning: 屠杀;残杀

The invading army massacred thousands of innocent civilians during the war.

入侵军队在战争期间屠杀了数千名无辜平民。

Historians still debate the causes of the massacre that occurred in that village.

历史学家仍在争论那个村庄发生屠杀的原因。

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