butchery

英 [ˈbʊtʃəri]

美 [ˈbʊtʃəri]

n.  残杀; 杀戮; 屠宰工作

复数：butcheries　

法律

BNC.32928 / COCA.29042

牛津词典

noun

• 残杀；杀戮
  cruel, violent and unnecessary killing
• 屠宰工作
  the work of preparing meat to be sold

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 大屠杀；残杀
  You can refer to the cruel killing of a lot of people asbutcherywhen you want to express your horror and disgust at this.
  1. In her view, war is simply a legalised form of butchery.
     在她看来，战争只不过是一种合法化的屠杀。
• N-UNCOUNT 屠宰工作
  Butcheryis the work of cutting up meat and preparing it for sale.
  1. ...a carcass hung up for butchery.
     悬挂起来待宰的畜体

英英释义

noun

• the savage and excessive killing of many people
  Synonym:slaughtermassacremass murdercarnage
• the business of a butcher
  Synonym:butchering
• a building where animals are butchered
  Synonym:abattoirshamblesslaughterhouse

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