holocaust

noun

1. an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire)

e.g. a nuclear holocaust

1. （尤指战争引起的）大屠杀，大毁灭，浩劫
A holocaust is an event in which there is a lot of destruction and many people are killed, especially one caused by war.

holocaust的翻译

e.g. A nuclear holocaust seemed a very real possibility in the '50s.
核灾难在20世纪50年代似乎真的非常可能发生。

2. （第二次世界大战中纳粹对犹太人进行的）大屠杀
The Holocaust is used to refer to the killing by the Nazis of millions of Jews during the Second World War.

e.g. ...an Israeli-based fund for survivors of the Holocaust and their families.
设在以色列的为大屠杀幸存者及其家人建立的基金

1. 大毁灭：在Magneto的轨道基地 Avalon被摧毁后,掌握了大毁灭(Holocaust)的信息,知道来自另1真实世界的变种人主宰者Apocalypse(天启)的威胁,钢人与Callisto再次相会,这使他又一次感受到了在Siege Perilous影响下的健忘症的折磨.

2. 大破坏：Holme's signal 荷姆斯信号 | holocaust 大破坏 | home fire extinguisher 家用灭火器