单词 holocaust 释义 holocaust, n.|hlkst|[a. F. holocauste (12th c.), ad. late L. holocaustum, a. Gr. ὁ neut. of ὁ (by-form of ὁ), f. ὅ- whole + , burnt.]1. A sacrifice wholly consumed by fire; a whole burnt offering.c1250Gen. & Ex. 1326 Ysaac was le...
单词 holocaust 释义 holocaust n (a) [C] large-scale destruction, esp by fire; great loss of human life 大规模的毁灭(尤指由火灾造成的); 大批的人的死亡 fear a nuclear holocaust 惧怕核灾难. (b) the Holocaust [sing] the mass killing of Jews by the Nazis be...