ethnic cleansing

英 [ˌeθnɪk ˈklenzɪŋ]

美 [ˌeθnɪk ˈklenzɪŋ]

n.  (尤用于新闻报道)种族清洗

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• （尤用于新闻报道）种族清洗
  (used especially in news reports) the policy of forcing the people of a particular race or religion to leave an area or a country

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 种族清洗
  Ethnic cleansingis the process of using violent methods to force certain groups of people out of a particular area or country.
  1. In late May, government forces began the 'ethnic cleansing' of the area around the town.
     5月底，政府军对该镇周边地区开始实施“种族清洗”。
  2. ...the obnoxious policy of ethnic cleansing.
     可憎的种族清洗政策

英英释义

noun

• the mass expulsion and killing of one ethnic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that area

双语例句

• Amnesty International says a campaign of ethnic cleansing seems to have started to destabilise the region.
  国际特赦组织表示，种族清洗运动似乎已经开始动摇该地区。
• Each side in the conflict accused the other of ethnic cleansing.
  冲突的双方都指责对方有消灭异族的企图。
• The fact that ethnic cleansing is repugnant does not obviate the need to devise the most appropriate response.
  种族清洗固然令人痛恨，但这一事实并不能排除去构想更为恰当的应对方法的必要性。
• In disputed border areas, shelling and alleged ethnic cleansing by Khartoum government forces has sent hundreds of thousands fleeing south.
  在存在争议的边界地区，北苏丹政府的炮击与所谓的种族清洗，已迫使数十万人逃往南部。
• The newspaper reported that in the video Rahman claimed France was carrying out 'ethnic cleansing', and told his followers what happened in France was 'war.'
  据该报的报道，在视频中拉赫曼声称法国正在进行种族清洗，他告诉他的追随者在法国发生了什么？那是（针对MSL的）战争！
• He was responsible for organizing all the ethnic cleansing campaigns.
  他负责组织所有的道德清理活动。
• Mr Odinga has denied any foreknowledge of the ethnic cleansing of Kikuyus in Kisumu and other Lake Victoria towns where the Luo predominate.
  奥庭加断然否认他事先知道任何吉库尤人在吉苏姆（kisumu）或其他卢奥人占多数的维多利亚湖畔城镇遭受的种族清洗。
• It hopes the West will forget ethnic cleansing in Abkhazia drove out more than three-quarters of the local population ethnic Georgians, Greeks, Jews and others leaving the minority Abkhaz in control.
  它希望西方会忘记其在阿布哈兹实施的种族清洗，这场清洗驱逐了逾四分之三的当地人格鲁吉亚人、希腊人、犹太人和其他人种只留下控制之中、占少数的阿布哈兹人。
• Many of the comments posted online call for ethnic cleansing.
  许多出现在互联网上的帖子都呼吁进行一场种族清洗。
• This is a just war, based not on any territorial ambitions but on values, he said of the Nato action in Kosovo. We cannot let the evil of ethnic cleansing stand.
  这是一场正义的战争，并非基于任何领土方面的野心，而是基于价值观，他在谈到北约（Nato）在科索沃的行动时表示，我们不能容许种族清洗的罪恶存在。