carnage

'kɑ:nidʒ

托福GRE Collins 1

n the savage and excessive killing of many people

n. 大屠杀, 残杀

Collins 星级

15,158

BNC 频率

11,499

使用频率

carnage 来源于拉丁语 carnage（肉体）。carn- 是“肉”的意思，与 carnivore（食肉动物）同源。可以记住它与“肉”相关，表示与肉体的毁灭有关。

例句

1. The battle resulted in a scene of carnage that shocked the whole country.

战斗造成了一个令整个国家震惊的血腥场面。

2. The movie depicted the carnage of war in a very realistic way.

这部电影以非常真实的方式描绘了战争的惨烈。

3. After the accident, there was carnage on the road, and emergency services rushed to help.

事故发生后，路上满是血腥景象，紧急服务人员迅速赶来救助。