Wordiyo

butcher

🇬🇧 UK/'butʃә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A person who sells meat; a brutal or indiscriminate killer

肉贩，屠夫；残忍的杀手

v.

To slaughter animals for food; to kill brutally and without mercy

屠宰；残忍地杀害

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
butcherother
=butcher

Common Collocations

  • 1.local butcher当地屠夫
  • 2.butcher's shop屠夫店
  • 3.butcher the job把工作搞砸

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The butcher cuts meat to order at the local shop.

  • 2.

    The careless surgeon butchered the operation.

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