atrocity

/əˈtɹɑsɪti/ 名词 C1

中文：暴行、残酷

An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice. (countable) · to carry out / commit / perpetrate an atrocity· The regime is guilty of mass atrocities including forced displacement and the use of chemical weapons.
The quality or state of being atrocious; enormous wickedness; extreme criminality or cruelty. (uncountable)
An object considered to be extremely unattractive or undesirable. (countable)

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“Any delay in arresting the assassin,” I observed, “might give him time to perpetrate some fresh atrocity.”

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