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carnage

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++car·nage /ˈkɑːnɪdʒ $ ˈkɑːr-/ noun [uncountable]  KILLwhen a lot of people are killed and injured, especially in a war 〔尤指战争中的〕大屠杀,残杀 a scene of terrible carnage 可怕的大屠杀场面
Examples from the Corpus
carnageSoon the sharks are eating each other in a carnage such as you shall never see.They let their dark sides control their lives and actively seek opportunities to cause death and carnage.The next grim prospect is carnage following the PE2 results.Amidst scenes of carnage it was more than two hours before Muawad's death was officially announced.TV cameras broadcast scenes of terrible carnage to U.S. audiences.The foreign minister has asked ambassadors from several states to help end the carnage.The war was over. The carnage had ceased.His silent swearing changed to loud and repetitive cursing as he watched the carnage which followed.There was usually carnage, inhibited mainly by the water the traders had added to the whiskey.Contains war carnage, profanity and protracted suffering.
Origin carnage (1600-1700) French Medieval Latin carnaticum meat, especially as given to a ruler, from Latin caro; → CARNAL
car·nage nounChineseSyllable
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carnage
carnage /ˈkɑːnɪdʒ $ ˈkɑːr-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: Medieval Latin carnaticum 'meat, especially as given to a ruler', from Latin caro; carnal
when a lot of people are killed and injured, especially in a war:
    a scene of terrible carnage


carn·ageBrE /ˈkɑːnɪdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːrnɪdʒ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the violent killing of a large number of people 大屠杀 SYN slaughter a scene of carnage大屠杀的场面