holocaust /ˈhoʊləˌkɑːst/ /ˈhɑːləˌkɑːst/ noun plural holocausts
/ˈhoʊləˌkɑːst/ /ˈhɑːləˌkɑːst/
noun
plural holocausts
Learner's definition of HOLOCAUST
formal
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the Holocaust : the killing of millions of Jews and other people by the Nazis during World War II(第二次世界大戰期間納粹對數百萬猶太人及其他種族人民實行的)大屠殺 -
The museum is devoted to the Holocaust.這家博物館專門用於展示第二次世界大戰中的大屠殺。
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Her parents were survivors of the Holocaust. = Her parents were Holocaust survivors.她父母是第二次世界大戰大屠殺的幸存者。
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a Holocaust memorial大屠殺紀念碑
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[count] : an event or situation in which many people are killed and many things are destroyed especially by fire(尤指火災引起的)大屠殺,大毀滅,大災難