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the carcass of [animal]
the carcass of 结构强调属于某动物的尸体，正式语境中常用。
The carcass of the cow was too heavy to move.
这头牛的尸体太重，搬不动。
动物尸体；屠体
carcasses — plural of carcass
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
动物尸体；屠体
the dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered and prepared for food
The carcass of the cow was too heavy to move.
这头牛的尸体太重，搬不动。
The body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.
动物尸体,尤指屠宰后供食用的胴体
the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
The body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc.
The body of a dead human, a corpse.
The farmer buried the sheep carcass to prevent disease.
农夫埋掉了羊的尸体以防止疾病。
After the accident, the deer's carcass was removed from the road.
事故发生后，鹿的尸体被从路上移走。
In the wildlife documentary, we saw a lion eating a carcass.
在野生动物纪录片里，我们看到一头狮子在吃一具动物尸体。
the carcass of 结构强调属于某动物的尸体，正式语境中常用。
The carcass of the cow was too heavy to move.
这头牛的尸体太重，搬不动。
动物名词直接修饰 carcass，表示该动物的尸体，口语和书面语都常见。
Animal carcasses must be removed quickly.
动物尸体必须迅速清除。
dressed 指宰杀后去除内脏和皮毛，适用于肉类加工语境。
The dressed carcass was ready for market.
处理好的屠体已准备上市。
Not this
The police found a human carcass in the abandoned house.
Use this
The police found a human corpse in the abandoned house.
carcass 指动物（尤指屠宰后）的尸体；指人的尸体应用 corpse。汉语“尸体”不区分人与动物，学习者容易误用，改为 corpse 才符合英语表达。
Not this
There were three sheep carcass in the truck.
Use this
There were three sheep carcasses in the truck.
carcass 是可数名词，复数形式为 carcasses。汉语名词没有复数变化，学习者容易漏掉 -es；three 后用复数才能表示数量。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
动物尸体
The road was blocked by an animal carcass.
道路被一具动物尸体堵住了。
屠体重量
The carcass weight affects the price paid to farmers.
屠体重量影响付给农民的价钱。
去内脏后的屠体
A dressed carcass is ready for cutting.
去内脏后的屠体可以直接分割。
腐烂的尸体
A rotting carcass attracts flies.
腐烂的尸体引来苍蝇。
尸体处理
The farm follows regulations for carcass disposal.
农场遵守尸体处理的规定。
羊屠体
The butcher inspected the sheep carcass.
屠夫检查了羊屠体。
（催促某人）快点，动起来
Move your carcass, or we'll miss the train!
快点动起来，不然我们会错过火车！
费力地拖着身子去（某处）
I hauled my carcass to the office despite the fever.
我尽管发烧，还是硬撑着去了办公室。
这老家伙还精神着呢（老当益壮，仍有活力）
After finishing the marathon, she joked that there's life in the old carcass yet.
跑完马拉松后，她开玩笑说这把老骨头还有活力。
哪里有死尸，哪里就有秃鹫聚集。
A proverb from the Bible (Matthew 24:28, NIV). It means that vultures are naturally drawn to a dead animal, and is often used figuratively about people rushing toward a disaster or a failing enterprise.
语出《圣经·马太福音》24章28节（新国际版）。意思是秃鹫自然会聚集到动物尸体周围，常被用来比喻人们涌向灾难或濒临失败的事情。
Use carcasses naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记：car(车)+cass，想象路边被车撞死的动物尸体，即 carcass 动物尸体/屠体。
语域：neutral 常见场景：butchery、wildlife management、veterinary medicine 该词指动物尸体，多用于正式或专业场合，如生物学、屠宰业和兽医领域；日常对话中使用时也不突兀，但更口语的说法是“dead animal”。
Share the /kɑr/ onset: car, carbon, cargo, cart, carton. None fully rhymes with carcass because its second syllable /kəs/ is rare. Lookalike warning: cassette begins with the letters 'cass' but is pronounced /kəˈsɛt/, not /kəs/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.