butcher
/ˈbʊtʃə/
n. / v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
屠夫;肉店老板;屠宰;把…弄糟
释义与例句
n.
屠夫;肉店老板
a person who cuts up and sells meat
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I bought some beef from the butcher.
我从肉店老板那里买了些牛肉。
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The butcher's shop is on the corner of the street.
肉店在街道的拐角处。
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Ask the butcher to cut the meat into small pieces.
让屠夫把肉切成小块。
v.
屠宰;把…弄糟
to kill animals for meat; to spoil something by doing it badly
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The farmer butchered a pig for the festival.
农夫为过节宰了一头猪。
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The singer butchered the classic song.
那位歌手把那首经典歌曲唱得一塌糊涂。
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He butchered the translation with many mistakes.
他错误百出,把翻译搞得一团糟。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
butcher 作名词指屠夫或肉店老板;作动词可指屠宰,也可比喻把事情弄糟。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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butchery 屠宰场;屠杀名词,指屠宰的场所或残忍的屠杀。
同义词
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slaughter 屠宰;屠杀butcher 指为卖肉而屠宰,也可比喻把事情搞砸;slaughter 侧重大量或残忍地杀戮。The animals are slaughtered humanely. 这些动物被人道地屠宰。
常见搭配
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butcher's shop 肉店The butcher's shop closes early on Sundays. 肉店星期天早关门。
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butcher a song 把歌唱砸He butchered the song at the school concert. 他在学校音乐会上把那首歌唱砸了。