an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury
(常伴有暴力伤害的)恶行;暴行
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a textbook which detailed war atrocities 一本详细描绘战争暴行的教科书
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[mass noun]
scenes of hardship and atrocity .充满苦难和暴虐的场景。
〈幽默〉 令人极不愉快(或庸俗)的事物
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atrocities in cheap red nylon .廉价红尼龙制成的劣质产品。
"mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘cruelty’): from French