bloodbath

FREQ #18710

n. 大屠杀

发音

UK /ˈblʌdˌbɑːθ/
其它
US /ˈblʌdˌbæθ/

词形变化

bloodbaths 复数 bloodbaths

别名

blood bath

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.

    血洗

    大屠杀

  2. 2.

    An aggressive or very violent contest or confrontation.

    体育
  3. 3.

    An upset (as of a game with unexpected results, or a national presidential convention) or heavy defeat.

    比喻
  4. 4.

    A large financial loss or massive layoff brought about by negative economic conditions.

    比喻 商务
  5. 5.

    A bath taken in warm blood used as a restorative or medical treatment.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

bloodshed bloodletting battue

上位词 5

slaughter massacre carnage butchery mass murder

词源

From blood + bath, the latter used referring to a metaphorical deluge. Compare West Frisian bloedbad (“bloodbath”), Dutch bloedbad (“bloodbath”), German Blutbad (“bloodbath”), Danish blodbad (“bloodbath”), Norwegian Bokmål blodbad (“bloodbath”), Swedish blodbad (“bloodbath”), Icelandic blóðbad (“bloodbath”).

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