hecatomb / ˈhɛk əˌtoʊm, -ˌtum /

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hecatomb 的定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. a public sacrifice of 100 oxen to the gods.
  2. any great slaughter: the hecatombs of modern wars.

hecatomb 近义词

hecatomb

等同于 carnage

hecatomb

等同于 immolation

更多hecatomb例句

  1. Thus it seemed the practice of making a hecatomb of dogs and cats on these sad occasions.
  2. Then Cinna, who not long before would have laughed at faith in Hecate, sacrificed a hecatomb to her.
  3. Or it may be, the last entertainment is that hecatomb they call a wedding breakfast, which celebrates the triumph of a rival.
  4. Above all the anguish and tears of that immense hecatomb will appear the shade of Lincoln as the symbol of hope and of pardon.
  5. Yearly will Charless Bath claim its hecatomb; I know not why.