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butcher /'butfa (r); n 1 person who kills, cuts up and sells animals for food. 屠夫; 肉商。 ~ 's meat, meat excluding poultry, game and bacon; 屠宰商所卖的肉; 鲜肉 (不包括家禽、猎物及腌肉); the ~ 's, the ~ 's shop. 鲜肉店。 2 person who has caused unnecessary death, eg a general who wastes the lives of soldiers; person who kills savagely and needlessly. 造成不必要死亡的人 (如无谓牺牲兵员之将领); 作野蛮及不必要屠杀的人; 创子手。 vt [VP6A] kill violently, esp with a knife. (尤指用刀) 残杀; 屠杀。 ~y n [U] 1 (attrib) ~ 's trade: (形容用法) 屠宰业: He's in the ~y business. 他是干屠宰业的。 2 needless and cruel killing of people. 屠杀; 强杀 (人类) 。 |