Word · Frequency #15158
carnages
大屠杀；杀戮；大规模的死亡和毁灭
carnages is the plural of carnage.
核心释义
The killing of many people, or death and destruction on a large scale.
- 1.
死亡和破坏。
Death and destruction.
- 2.
野蛮且过度的大规模屠杀
the savage and excessive killing of many people
- 3.
大屠杀后留下的尸体、血污等。
The corpses, gore, etc. that remain after a massacre.
- 4.
某队遭受的巨大损失；一方压倒性获胜的比赛。
Any great loss by a team; a game in which one team wins overwhelmingly.
（大屠杀后的）尸体；血肉模糊的场面；惨败；死亡和破坏。；野蛮且过度的大规模屠杀；大屠杀后留下的尸体、血污等。
用法In use
The battle left carnage across the field, and no one could speak.
用法提示：carnage 为不可数名词，指战斗后大量伤亡和尸体，作 left 的宾语。
Players complained that the game features too much senseless carnage.
用法提示：carnage 为名词，指游戏中的杀戮破坏场面，作 features 的宾语。
The film begins with a scene of bloody carnage that sets the tone.
用法提示：carnage 为名词，指血腥屠杀场面，作 a scene of 的宾语。
the carnage of [conflict/disaster]
carnage 通常为不可数名词，指战争、灾难等造成的大量人员伤亡与毁灭。
The carnage of war is hard to comprehend.
战争的杀戮惨状令人难以理解。
a scene of carnage
常用 a scene of carnage 描述现场尸体遍地、惨不忍睹的景象。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- carnage of war
- 战争造成的杀戮和破坏
- The documentary shows the carnage of war in harrowing detail.这部纪录片以令人痛心的细节展示了战争造成的杀戮和破坏。
- wreak carnage
- 造成大屠杀；大肆杀戮
- The attack wreaked carnage on the village.这次袭击在村庄里造成了大屠杀。
- scene of carnage
- 大屠杀现场；血肉模糊的场面
- Rescuers arrived at the scene of carnage to search for survivors.救援人员赶到大屠杀现场搜寻幸存者。
- road carnage
- 公路上的严重伤亡（交通事故造成的大量死亡）
- New speed limits were introduced to reduce road carnage.实施新的限速规定以减少公路上的严重伤亡。
- carnage ensued
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
carnage 以 car 开头：想象汽车撞进人群，血肉横飞的大屠杀。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：war reporting、historical accounts、sports commentary (hyperbolic) carnage 通常用于正式或严肃的语境，如战争报道、历史记载，形容大屠杀或惨状；在体育评论中也可作夸张说法，表示一方惨败。日常口语中比较少见，多出现在书面或媒体语言中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English word rhymes exactly with carnage (/ˈkɑrnɪdʒ/). Damage, manage, village, and image share the spelling and the final unstressed /ɪdʒ/, but their stressed vowels differ. Beware garage and barrage: despite the same -age ending, they are usually pronounced with final /ɑːʒ/ in American English, not /ɪdʒ/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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