holocaust

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hol·o·caust /ˈhɒləkɔːst $ ˈhɑːləkɒːst/ noun [countable]  1  DISASTERa situation in which there is great destruction and a lot of people die 大灾难，浩劫 a nuclear holocaust 核灾难2. the Holocaust SHthe killing of millions of Jews and other people by the Nazis during the Second World War 〔第二次世界大战期间纳粹党对犹太人等进行的〕大屠杀 → genocide

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holocaust• He realized that the world had changed and that each side was capable of destroying the other in a nuclear holocaust.• Dance music that might survive a nuclear holocaust.• Nuclear deterrence becomes nuclear holocaust when local wars get out of hand.• On the following day Walesa visited the Yad Veshem memorial to the victims of the holocaust.• In the final play Freedom to Party the holocaust is over, but the battles remain.Origin holocaust (1200-1300) Old French holocauste, from Greek holokaustos “burnt whole”, from holos “whole” + kaiein “to burn”

hol·o·caust nounChineseSyllable  

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holocaust
hol‧o‧caust /ˈhɒləkɔːst $ ˈhɑːləkɒːst/ noun [countable]1. a situation in which there is great destruction and a lot of people die:
    a nuclear holocaust
2. the Holocaust the killing of millions of Jews and other people by the Nazis during the Second World War ⇨ genocide

holo·caustBrE /ˈhɒləkɔːst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɑːləkɔːst/ 🔊, /ˈhoʊləkɔːst/ 🔊 noun [countable] a situation in which many things are destroyed and many people killed, especially because of a war or a fire （尤指战争或火灾引起的）大灾难，大毁灭◆a nuclear holocaust核灾难the Holocaust [singular] the killing of millions of Jews by the Nazis in the 1930s and 1940s （20 世纪 30 年代和 40 年代纳粹对数百万犹太人的）大屠杀