charnel houses

美 [ˈtʃɑːrnl ˈhaʊzɪz]英 [ˈtʃɑːnl ˈhaʊzɪz]
  • n.(旧时)存放尸骨的地方
  • charnel house的复数
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  1. The poshest hotels and some of the most prominent watering holes for tourists and the rich became charnel houses in massacres that threatened to undermine India 's astonishing economic growth .

    当地最豪华的酒店和疗养胜地被屠杀的恐怖所笼罩,恐怖袭击进而破坏了印度经济高速发展的根基。