genocide

noun

/ˈdʒenəsaɪd/

[uncountable, countable]

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the murder of a large group of people, especially those of a particular nation or race種族滅絕；大屠殺
- Refugees gave accounts of the mass genocide.難民們描述了大規模種族屠殺的場面。
- genocide against somebody genocide against ethnic minorities對少數民族的種族滅絕
Collocations War and peace
War and peace戰爭與和平Starting a war開戰
- declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)（向…）宣戰／挑起戰爭／發動戰爭
- go to war (against/with somebody)（向…）開戰
- cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest引起／平息騷亂
- incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion煽動／領導／鎮壓起義／叛亂
- launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack發起／實施突然／恐怖襲擊
- prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict防止／阻止／表明沖突升級
- be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war被内戰搞得四分五裂；瀕於内戰
- enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory進入／侵略／佔領某人的領土
- lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion領導／發起／抵制／擊退武裝入侵
Military operations軍事行動
- adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy采用／發展／實施／執行軍事戰略
- carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops派遣／部署／派駐／撤回部隊
- go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission進行／駕機執行／執行偵察／營救任務
- train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units訓練／裝備／部署陸軍／軍事／作戰分隊
- lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)領導／發起／實施（對某人的）突然襲擊／（空中／空投部隊／登陸）攻擊
- employ/use guerrilla tactics采用遊擊戰術
- conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare進行／發動生物戰／遊擊戰
- fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency設法戰勝／鎮壓／挫敗叛亂者／叛亂
- suffer/inflict a crushing defeat遭受慘敗；大獲全勝
- achieve/win a decisive victory赢得決定性的勝利
- halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance阻止英國／德國／俄羅斯的前進
- order/force a retreat命令／強迫撤退
Fighting作戰
- join/serve in the army/navy/air force加入陸軍／海軍／空軍；在陸軍／海軍／空軍部隊服役
- be/go/remain/serve on active duty在服現役
- serve/complete/return from a tour of duty在服役；服役完畢；服役歸來
- be sent to the front (line)被派往前線
- attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy襲擊／攻擊敵人；與敵人交戰；擊敗／殺死／消滅敵人
- see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting目睹／報道／參與激戰
- call for/be met with armed resistance要求／遭遇武裝抵抗
- come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire冒着激烈的／機關槍的／迫擊炮的射擊
- fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)（對…）發射機關槍／迫擊炮彈／火箭彈
- shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles步槍／手槍射擊；發射子彈／導彈
- launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile發射巡航／彈道／反坦克導彈
- use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons使用生物／化學／核武器
- inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties遭受慘重損失／傷亡
- be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire被敵軍／友軍／炮火擊中／射死
- become/be held as a prisoner of war成爲戰俘；作爲戰俘被監禁
Civilians in war戰爭中的平民
- harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians傷害／殺死／瞄準／保護無辜的／手無寸鐵的平民
- cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage導致／避免／限制／最大限度減少平民傷亡／附帶性破壞
- impose/enforce/lift a curfew強制實行／解除宵禁
- engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing參與種族清洗；成爲種族清洗的受害者
- be sent to an internment/a concentration camp被送到俘虜拘留營／集中營
- accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war接受／收容／安置戰爭難民
- fear/threaten military/violent reprisals害怕／揚言要軍事／暴力報複
- commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide犯／被指控犯戰爭罪／反人類罪／種族滅絕罪
Making peace和解
- make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace促使／帶來／赢得／實現／保持／促進和平
- call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce要求／商談／協商／宣布停戰／暫時休戰
- sign a ceasefire agreement簽署停戰協議
- call for/bring/put an end to hostilities要求發動／引發／結束戰爭
- demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something強烈要求／商討／接受…投降
- establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force建立／派遣維和部隊
- negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty商討／達成／正式批準／簽署／接受／拒絕／破壞／違反和平協定
Topics Crime and punishmentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- mass
- cultural
preposition
- genocide against
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Word Origin1940s: from Greek genos ‘race’ + -cide.