immolation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌɪm.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌɪm.əˈleɪ.ʃən/
（通常指通过焚烧）杀死自己或他人，或毁灭某物
the act of killing yourself or someone else, or of destroying something, usually by burning
A woman attempted suicide by self immolation. 一名妇女试图通过自焚自杀。
Fifteen homes were saved from immolation. 有15所房屋免于被烧毁。
See: immolate
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- Two of the self immolations resulted in death.
- A fiery suicide spawned as many as 60 copycat immolations.
- Both the film and the book depict the fiery immolation of an oil rig.