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
  1. I bought some beef from the butcher.
    我从肉店老板那里买了些牛肉。
  2. The butcher's shop is on the corner of the street.
    肉店在街道的拐角处。
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  1. 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
  1. The farmer butchered a pig for the festival.
    农夫为过节宰了一头猪。
  2. 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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  1. 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)
  • butchery 屠宰场;屠杀
    名词,指屠宰的场所或残忍的屠杀。
同义词
  • 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
  • butcher's shop 肉店
    The butcher's shop closes early on Sundays. 肉店星期天早关门。
  • 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。