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carnage

🇬🇧 UK/'kɑːnɪdʒ/🇺🇸 US/'kɑ:nidʒ/
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Definitions

n.

The killing of a large number of people; great and bloody destruction.

大屠杀,大量杀戮;惨烈的破坏

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
carnflesh, meat
+
ageaction, state, collection
=carnage

Common Collocations

  • 1.senseless carnage无谓的屠杀
  • 2.bloodshed carnage流血的屠杀

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The battle resulted in terrible carnage on both sides.

  • 2.

    The battlefield was a scene of terrible carnage.

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