massacre

noun

1. the savage and excessive killing of many people

Synonym: slaughtermass murdercarnagebutchery

verb

1. kill a large number of people indiscriminately

e.g. The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda

Synonym: slaughtermow down

1. 大屠杀;大残杀
A massacre is the killing of a large number of people at the same time in a violent and cruel way.

e.g. Maria lost her 62-year-old mother in the massacre.
在大屠杀中玛丽亚失去了62岁的母亲。
e.g. ...reports of massacre, torture and starvation.
关于屠杀、拷打与挨饿的报道

2. 大规模屠杀;大规模残杀
If people are massacred, a large number of them are attacked and killed in a violent and cruel way.

e.g. 300 civilians are believed to have been massacred by the rebels...
据信有300位平民被叛乱分子残杀。
e.g. Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population.
军队肆无忌惮地屠杀手无寸铁的民众。

1. 大屠杀,残杀：martial law 戒严令 | massacre 大屠杀;残杀 | mastermind 策划;幕后操纵

2. 残杀：Massachusetts 麻萨诸塞州 | massacre 残杀 | massage parlor 按摩院