Definition of charnel house in English:

charnel house

nounˈtʃɑːnl haʊsˈtʃɑrnl ˌhaʊs

historical

1A building or vault in which corpses or bones are piled.
〈史〉藏尸所；尸骨堂
Example sentencesExamples
- The dancing figures on the walls of the charnel house or the church were there to remind their audience that death was to be found everywhere.
- The elite were often buried in log-lined tombs within the charnel houses, accompanied by a selection of rich grave goods.
- In preparation for his monstrous experiment Victor scours charnel houses, places for vivisection, and graveyards, for parts from which to assemble his New Adam or Modern Prometheus, which is the novel's subtitle.
- The burial rites involved placing the dead person in a charnel house made of wooden posts, burning it, and then constructing a mound over the top.
- It was only last year that the first memorial to fallen Germans was erected in the city now called Volgograd and vast numbers of corpses remain stacked in primitive charnel houses awaiting burial at a time when wounds are not so raw.
1. 1.1 A place associated with violent death.
  〈喻〉凶杀之地
  Europe in the immediate post-war period had become a charnel house
  欧洲在战事刚结束时成了尸横遍野的地方。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Long before those thirty seconds expired, however, the street had become a charnel house.
  Without thought of where he was going, only knowing he had to get away, he ran off down the dirt driveway, away from the main road and the charnel house he had just vacated.
  The hospital was a scene of appalling suffering - a charnel house.
  During World War I, as Europe became a charnel house, the Cubists remained in the Parisian cafés investigating the finer points of form.
  If they are now less fond of war, it's because that once battle-happy place has suffered the object lesson of having their continent reduced to a charnel house twice in 30 years.

Definition of charnel house in US English:

charnel house

nounˈCHärnl ˌhousˈtʃɑrnl ˌhaʊs

historical

1A building or vault in which corpses or bones are piled.
〈史〉藏尸所；尸骨堂
Example sentencesExamples
- It was only last year that the first memorial to fallen Germans was erected in the city now called Volgograd and vast numbers of corpses remain stacked in primitive charnel houses awaiting burial at a time when wounds are not so raw.
- In preparation for his monstrous experiment Victor scours charnel houses, places for vivisection, and graveyards, for parts from which to assemble his New Adam or Modern Prometheus, which is the novel's subtitle.
- The burial rites involved placing the dead person in a charnel house made of wooden posts, burning it, and then constructing a mound over the top.
- The dancing figures on the walls of the charnel house or the church were there to remind their audience that death was to be found everywhere.
- The elite were often buried in log-lined tombs within the charnel houses, accompanied by a selection of rich grave goods.
1. 1.1 A place associated with violent death.
  〈喻〉凶杀之地
  Europe in the immediate postwar period had become a charnel house
  欧洲在战事刚结束时成了尸横遍野的地方。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Long before those thirty seconds expired, however, the street had become a charnel house.
  The hospital was a scene of appalling suffering - a charnel house.
  Without thought of where he was going, only knowing he had to get away, he ran off down the dirt driveway, away from the main road and the charnel house he had just vacated.
  If they are now less fond of war, it's because that once battle-happy place has suffered the object lesson of having their continent reduced to a charnel house twice in 30 years.
  During World War I, as Europe became a charnel house, the Cubists remained in the Parisian cafés investigating the finer points of form.

词汇	charnel house
释义	Definition of charnel house in English: charnel house nounˈtʃɑːnl haʊsˈtʃɑrnl ˌhaʊs historical 1A building or vault in which corpses or bones are piled. 〈史〉藏尸所；尸骨堂 Example sentencesExamples The dancing figures on the walls of the charnel house or the church were there to remind their audience that death was to be found everywhere. The elite were often buried in log-lined tombs within the charnel houses, accompanied by a selection of rich grave goods. In preparation for his monstrous experiment Victor scours charnel houses, places for vivisection, and graveyards, for parts from which to assemble his New Adam or Modern Prometheus, which is the novel's subtitle. The burial rites involved placing the dead person in a charnel house made of wooden posts, burning it, and then constructing a mound over the top. It was only last year that the first memorial to fallen Germans was erected in the city now called Volgograd and vast numbers of corpses remain stacked in primitive charnel houses awaiting burial at a time when wounds are not so raw. 1.1 A place associated with violent death. 〈喻〉凶杀之地 Europe in the immediate post-war period had become a charnel house 欧洲在战事刚结束时成了尸横遍野的地方。 Example sentencesExamples Long before those thirty seconds expired, however, the street had become a charnel house. Without thought of where he was going, only knowing he had to get away, he ran off down the dirt driveway, away from the main road and the charnel house he had just vacated. The hospital was a scene of appalling suffering - a charnel house. During World War I, as Europe became a charnel house, the Cubists remained in the Parisian cafés investigating the finer points of form. If they are now less fond of war, it's because that once battle-happy place has suffered the object lesson of having their continent reduced to a charnel house twice in 30 years. Definition of charnel house in US English: charnel house nounˈCHärnl ˌhousˈtʃɑrnl ˌhaʊs historical 1A building or vault in which corpses or bones are piled. 〈史〉藏尸所；尸骨堂 Example sentencesExamples It was only last year that the first memorial to fallen Germans was erected in the city now called Volgograd and vast numbers of corpses remain stacked in primitive charnel houses awaiting burial at a time when wounds are not so raw. In preparation for his monstrous experiment Victor scours charnel houses, places for vivisection, and graveyards, for parts from which to assemble his New Adam or Modern Prometheus, which is the novel's subtitle. The burial rites involved placing the dead person in a charnel house made of wooden posts, burning it, and then constructing a mound over the top. The dancing figures on the walls of the charnel house or the church were there to remind their audience that death was to be found everywhere. The elite were often buried in log-lined tombs within the charnel houses, accompanied by a selection of rich grave goods. 1.1 A place associated with violent death. 〈喻〉凶杀之地 Europe in the immediate postwar period had become a charnel house 欧洲在战事刚结束时成了尸横遍野的地方。 Example sentencesExamples Long before those thirty seconds expired, however, the street had become a charnel house. The hospital was a scene of appalling suffering - a charnel house. Without thought of where he was going, only knowing he had to get away, he ran off down the dirt driveway, away from the main road and the charnel house he had just vacated. If they are now less fond of war, it's because that once battle-happy place has suffered the object lesson of having their continent reduced to a charnel house twice in 30 years. During World War I, as Europe became a charnel house, the Cubists remained in the Parisian cafés investigating the finer points of form.
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