holocaust

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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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the Holocaust• Particularly important are its compelling eyewitness interviews, since there are still those among us who actually believe the Holocaust never happened.• One way we tried to comprehend the Holocaust was by developing certain misapprehensions about it.• She learned only in recent weeks that three grandparents and other relatives who stayed behind died in the Holocaust.• She could send him a proof of the article on the Holocaust she had written for Fem Sap.• Unless he changes his mind, there may be more holocausts to remember on the Holocaust memorial days to come.• In the final play Freedom to Party the holocaust is over, but the battles remain.• Some critics echo the radical anti-abortion lobby in comparing stem cell research to the Holocaust.

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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”

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 20487 COCA: 15211

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