n. (常伴有暴力伤害的)恶行,暴行
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atrocities
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1.This is because of the atrocity of British.
这是因为英国的残暴。
2.Even for those states ostensibly committed to punishing atrocity crimes, the response has often been anemic.
即使是那些表面上承诺惩罚残暴罪行的国家,其反应也往往苍白无力。
3.It was unclear who perpetrated the atrocity.
(目前)还不清楚谁犯下这次暴行。
4.The atrocity of which he was eventually found guilty in 2001 killed 270 people (189 of them Americans).
他所犯下的罪行杀害了270个人(其中189人为美国人),在2001年他被判有罪。
5.A shocking atrocity averted-or maybe not.
或许制止了一起骇人听闻的暴行——也或许不是。
6.It's an atrocity, and the design professions don't even know they do it.
这是一种'残暴'。设计这个专业甚至不知道是他们造成的这个问题。