| 釋義 |
butcher /'butfa (r); n 1 person who kills, cuts up and sells animals for food. 屠夫; 肉商。 ~ 's meat, meat excluding poultry, game and bacon; 屠宰商所賣的肉; 鮮肉 (不包括家禽、獵物及腌肉); the ~ 's, the ~ 's shop. 鮮肉店。 2 person who has caused unnecessary death, eg a general who wastes the lives of soldiers; person who kills savagely and needlessly. 造成不必要死亡的人 (如無謂犧牲兵員之將領(lǐng)); 作野蠻及不必要屠殺的人; 創(chuàng)子手。 vt [VP6A] kill violently, esp with a knife. (尤指用刀) 殘殺; 屠殺。 ~y n [U] 1 (attrib) ~ 's trade: (形容用法) 屠宰業(yè)： He's in the ~y business. 他是干屠宰業(yè)的。 2 needless and cruel killing of people. 屠殺; 強(qiáng)殺 (人類) 。 |