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单词 butcher
释义

butcher ​‌

​noun countable
UK /ˈbʊtʃə(r)/
Other entries for this word
butcher verb
butch adjective
have/take a butcher’s phrase
Word Forms
singularbutcher
pluralbutchers
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    someone whose job is to sell meat and sometimes also to kill animals for meat. The shop they work in is called a butcher’s or a butcher’s shop.
    Synonyms and related words
    Types of shop
    antique shop
    bakery
    barbershop
    Synonyms and related words
    People who own shops or sell specific things
    baker
    bookseller
    butcher
  2. 2
    someone who has killed someone, often a lot of people, in a cruel and violent way
    Synonyms and related words
    People who kill
    killer
    murderer
    assassin
phrases
have/take a butcher’s

butcher ​‌

​noun countable
US /ˈbʊtʃər/
Other entries for this word
butcher verb
butch adjective
Word Forms
singularbutcher
pluralbutchers
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    someone whose job is to sell meat and sometimes also to kill animals for meat. The store they work in is called a butcher’s shop.
    Synonyms and related words
    Types of shop
    antique shop
    bakeshop
    barbershop
    Synonyms and related words
    People who own shops or sell specific things
    baker
    bookseller
    butcher
  2. 2
    someone who has killed someone, often a lot of people, in a cruel and violent way
    Synonyms and related words
    People who kill
    killer
    murderer
    assassin

butcher

​verb transitive
UK /ˈbʊtʃə(r)/
Other entries for this word
butcher noun
butch adjective
have/take a butcher’s phrase
butcher’s at butcher
butcher’s shop at butcher
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theybutcher
he/she/itbutchers
present participlebutchering
past tensebutchered
past participlebutchered
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to kill someone, often a lot of people, in a cruel and violent way

    They saw their parents, brothers, and sisters butchered.

    Synonyms and related words
    To kill a person or animal
    kill
    murder
    strangle
  2. 2
    to kill an animal and cut it up so that it can be eaten
    Synonyms and related words
    To kill animals
    bag
    butcher
    cull
    Synonyms and related words
    Prepare food for cooking or eating
    bake
    beat
    blanch

butcher

​verb transitive
US /ˈbʊtʃər/
Other entries for this word
butcher noun
butch adjective
butcher’s shop at butcher
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theybutcher
he/she/itbutchers
present participlebutchering
past tensebutchered
past participlebutchered
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    to kill an animal and cut it up so that it can be eaten

    Four lambs were butchered and roasted for the celebration dinner.

    Synonyms and related words
    To kill animals
    bag
    butcher
    cull
    Synonyms and related words
    Prepare food for cooking or eating
    bake
    beat
    blanch
  2. 2
    to kill someone, often many people, in a cruel and violent way

    They saw their parents, brothers, and sisters butchered.

    Synonyms and related words
    To kill a person or animal
    kill
    murder
    strangle
  3. 3
    ​informalto spoil or damage something by making many changes in it

    They’ve butchered my script.

    Synonyms and related words
    To destroy or severely damage something
    destroy
    ruin
    devastate
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