atrocity

UK:  [ə'trɒsəti]

US:  [ə'trɑsəti]

复数：atrocities  

n.

1.暴行

2.凶恶,残忍;暴虐

3.〔口语〕令人不愉快的事物

4.大失策

5.残暴

1 . Experts have already suggested this ancient atrocity may simply have been a desperate last act by a starving people.
专家们已经表示，这种古代的暴行可能只是人们在极其饥饿时走投无路作出的选择。

2 . No treason to mankind since the organization of society would be equal in atrocity to that of him who would lift his hand to destroy it.
自从社会有组织以来，没有谁对人类的背叛在凶残上可等同某人举起其手试图破坏我们联盟的行为。

3 . For that very reason the cabalists are attempting to stage some sort of game changing atrocity, probably in either the US or Europe.
由于这个非常的原因，阴谋团体的成员正企图上演某种类型的暴行转变的游戏，大概会在美国和欧洲选其一。

4 . "You don't have to be living on your street with someone who committed an act of atrocity against you in a different country, " Myers said.
迈尔斯说：“你不必与在另一个国家曾经对你犯下暴行的人住在同一条街上。”

5 . If Arizona promotes some real soul-searching, it could prove a turning point. If it doesn't, Saturday's atrocity will be just the beginning.
如果亚利桑那州枪击事件能够真正带来一些触动心灵的思考，对美国政治气候来讲将是一个转机，如果不能的话，它就是美国政治暴力升级的一个开始。