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atrocity

/əˈtrɑːsɪti/ /əˈtrɒsɪti/

Meanings
noun

暴行，暴虐，残暴。

An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

Examples :

"The regime is guilty of mass atrocities including forced displacement and the use of chemical weapons."
这个政权犯下了大规模暴行，包括强迫人民流离失所和使用化学武器。
action war inhuman disaster guilt suffering moral society event

Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration injustice

injustice noun

/ɪnˈdʒʌs.tɪs/

不公正，不公平，冤屈

"The unequal grading system in the school created a sense of injustice among the students. "

学校里不公平的评分制度让学生们感到一种不公正待遇。

Illustration displacement

displacement noun

/dɪsˈpleɪsmɪnt/

转移，取代，置换。

"The flood caused the displacement of many families from their homes. "

洪水导致许多家庭流离失所，离开了家园。(Hóngshuǐ dǎozhì xǔduō jiātíng liúlíshīsuǒ, líkāi le jiāyuán.)

Illustration including

including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

包括，包含，涵盖。

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

如果你能把租车费用也包含进去，我就买这个度假套餐。

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

考虑， 细想

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

考虑到我们已经举办了三场大型活动，而今年才刚刚开始呢。

Illustration wickedness

wickedness noun

/ˈwɪkɪdnəs/

邪恶，罪恶，不道德。

"The teacher saw the wickedness in the student's actions and decided to speak with the parents. "

老师看到了这个学生行为中的邪恶之处，决定和他的父母谈谈。

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criminality noun

/ˌkrɪməˈnælɪti/

犯罪行为，罪恶。

"The city struggled to reduce criminality by investing in youth programs and job training. "

这座城市努力通过投资青年项目和职业培训来减少犯罪行为。

Illustration extremely

extremely adverb

/ɪksˈtɹiːmli/

极其，非常。

"The weather was extremely hot today; we stayed inside all afternoon. "

今天天气极其炎热，我们整个下午都待在室内。

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undesirable noun

/ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəbl/ /ˌʌndɪˈzaɪrəbl/

不受欢迎的人，讨厌的人

"The new student was considered an undesirable in the class because of his disruptive behavior. "

因为他扰乱课堂秩序，那个新学生被班里的人视为不受欢迎的人。

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atrocities noun

/əˈtrɑsətiz/ /əˈtrɒsətiz/

暴行，暴虐，惨无人道

"The regime is guilty of mass atrocities including forced displacement and the use of chemical weapons."

该政权犯下了包括强迫流离失所和使用化学武器在内的大规模暴行。

Illustration unattractive

unattractive noun

/ˌʌnətˈræktɪv/ /ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv/

丑人，其貌不扬的人

"I apologize, but "unattractive" is an adjective, not a noun. Here's a sentence using it correctly as an adjective, keeping your other guidelines in mind: "He felt unattractive after getting a bad haircut." "

剪了个糟糕的发型后，他觉得自己变得不好看了。

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horrifying verb

/ˈhɔːrɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈhɑːrɪfaɪɪŋ/

使人恐惧，吓人。

"The haunted house was horrifying, from one room to the next I felt more and more like I wasn’t going to survive."

那间鬼屋太吓人了，从一个房间到下一个房间，我越来越觉得自己活不下去了。