Word · Frequency #8559
butcher
屠夫；肉贩
核心释义
a person whose job is to prepare and sell meat, or to slaughter animals for meat
- 1.
准备和销售肉类的人(有时也屠宰动物)
A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).
- 2.
肉类零售商
a retailer of meat
- 3.
残忍或滥杀无辜的人
A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
- 4.
残暴滥杀无辜的凶手
a brutal indiscriminate murderer
- 5.
屠宰或加工肉类供应市场的人
a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
刽子手；杀人狂；准备和销售肉类的人(有时也屠宰动物)；肉类零售商；残忍或滥杀无辜的人；残暴滥杀无辜的凶手
用法In use
I asked the butcher for two chicken breasts and a few slices of ham.
用法提示：此处butcher是名词，指售卖肉类的肉贩或屠夫。
The butcher wears a clean apron while he works behind the counter.
用法提示：butcher作名词，指在肉店里切肉卖肉的人。
For the barbecue, we ordered spare ribs from the neighborhood butcher.
用法提示：butcher在句中指肉贩，作介词from的宾语。
a butcher
butcher 是可数名词，泛指某一类人时用 a butcher，复数形式是 butchers。
She works as a butcher at the local market.
她在当地市场做屠夫。
at the butcher's
英式英语中 the butcher's 指肉铺，是 butcher's shop 的省略说法。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the local butcher
- 当地的肉贩
- We get our sausages from the local butcher.我们的香肠是从当地肉贩那里买的。
- butcher's shop
- 肉店
- A new butcher's shop opened on our street.我们街上新开了一家肉店。
- at the butcher's
- 在肉店
- I need to stop at the butcher's on my way home.我回家路上得去趟肉店。
- butcher knife
- 屠刀
- The chef reached for a heavy butcher knife.厨师伸手去拿那把厚重的屠刀。
- butcher block
- 厚木砧板
学习提示Learner notes
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