immolation
noun[U]
uk/ˌɪm.əˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪm.əˈleɪ.ʃən/theactofkillingyourself or someoneelse, or ofdestroyingsomething, usually byburning:
（通常指通过焚烧）杀死自己或他人，或毁灭某物A womanattemptedsuicidebyselfimmolation.一名妇女试图通过自焚自杀。
Fifteenhomesweresavedfrom immolation.有15所房屋免于被烧毁。
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immolate
- Two of theselfimmolationsresultedindeath.
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- Both thefilmand thebookdepictthefieryimmolation of anoilrig.
Killing
- -cide
- abattoir
- anti-suicide
- assisted suicide
- claimsomeone'slifeidiom
- commit
- culpable homicide
- deadly
- destroy
- exterminate
- liquidate
- mortal
- neutralization
- neutralize
- non-fatal
- overlie
- poison
- polish
- suicide pact
- wring
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Burning, burnt & on fire