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holocaust
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈhɒl.ə.kɔːst/ us /ˈhɑː.lə.kɑːst/
a very large amount of destruction, especially by fire or heat, or the killing of very large numbers of people: 大屠杀，大毁灭，浩劫
The 20th century was ripped apart by holocausts.
nuclear holocaustA nuclear holocaust (= destruction caused by nuclear weapons) would leave few survivors.核浩劫后几乎不会留下什么幸存者。
the Holocaust
noun[ S ]
uk /ˈhɒl.ə.kɔːst/ us /ˈhɑː.lə.kɑːst/
the killing of millions of Jews and others by the Nazis before and during the Second World War（第二次世界大战前及期间纳粹分子对犹太人的）大屠杀
He designed the Holocaust Museum in Berlin.
Her grandparents were killed during the Holocaust.
The ceremony was attended by several holocaust survivors.
The lecture was entitled 'The Holocaust and Memory'.
holocaust | American Dictionary
holocaust
noun[ C ]
us/ˈhɑl·əˌkɔst, ˈhoʊ·lə-, -ˌkɑst/
a large amount of destruction, esp. by fire or heat, or the killing of large numbers of people:
a nuclear holocaust
the Holocaust
The Holocaust was the systematic murder of many people, esp. Jews, by the Nazis during World War II.
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