单词 | butcher |
释义 | butch·er (bchər) n. 1. a. One who slaughters and dresses animals for food or market. b. One who sells meats. 2. One that kills brutally or indiscriminately. 3. A vendor, especially one on a train or in a theater. 4. One who bungles something. tr.v. butch·ered, butch·er·ing, butch·ers 1. To slaughter or prepare (animals) for market. 2. To kill brutally or indiscriminately. 3. To botch; bungle: butcher a project; butchered the language. See Synonyms at botch. [Middle English bucher, from Old French bouchier, from bouc, boc, he-goat, probably of Celtic origin.] butcher·er n. |
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