butcher

• 形容一个人（通常指女性）外表或举止男性化、阳刚；也可形容某物粗犷、强硬或粗鲁。

Describes a person, typically a woman, who has a masculine appearance or mannerisms; can also describe something that is tough or rugged.

1. B2informal

   Describes a person, typically a man, who has a markedly masculine appearance or manner.

   阳刚的

   • He has a very butch look with his short hair and muscular build.
   • She described him as butch and rugged.
   • The actor's butch style made him popular in action films.

   同义词machomanlymasculineruggedvirile

   反义词effeminatefemininewomanly

2. Stereotypically masculine traits (LGBTQ+ context)B2informal

   In LGBTQ+ communities, describes a person, often a woman, who adopts stereotypically masculine traits or appearance.

   阳刚气质的（LGBTQ+语境）

   • She identifies as a butch lesbian and prefers wearing suits.
   • The butch community has its own unique style and culture.
   • He is a butch gay man who enjoys traditional masculine hobbies.

   同义词mannishmasculine

   反义词effeminate

• 以屠宰和售卖肉类为职业的人；也比喻残忍的杀戮者或刽子手。

A person whose trade is cutting up and selling meat in a shop.

1. Meat sellerA2formalculinary

   A person whose job is to cut up and sell meat in a shop.

   屠夫

   • The butcher prepared a fresh cut of beef for the customer.
   • She bought a chicken from the local butcher.
   • The butcher recommended the lamb chops for dinner.

   同义词meatman

2. Cruel killerB2formal

   A person who kills people in a cruel or violent way.

   屠夫

   • The dictator was known as a butcher of his own people.
   • History remembers him as a butcher responsible for countless deaths.
   • The general was accused of being a butcher on the battlefield.

   同义词killermurdererslaughtererslayer

• 指宰杀动物以获取肉食的动词；也比喻因笨拙或破坏性行为而糟蹋、毁坏某事物。

A verb used to describe the act of slaughtering animals for food, or metaphorically, to ruin or spoil something through clumsy or destructive action.

1. Kill animals for foodB1formal

   To slaughter or prepare animals for consumption.

   屠宰

   • The farmer butchers pigs every winter.
   • He learned how to butcher a chicken from his grandfather.
   • The meat is butchered and packaged at the facility.

   同义词dressslaughter

2. Kill violentlyB2formal

   To kill someone in a brutal or cruel manner.

   残杀

   • The soldiers butchered innocent civilians during the war.
   • The dictator's regime butchered thousands of people.
   • The massacre saw entire villages butchered without mercy.

   同义词assassinateexecuteexterminatekillliquidatemassacremurderslaughterslay

3. Ruin or spoilB2informal

   To ruin something through incompetence or carelessness.

   搞砸

   • The director butchered the classic novel in his film adaptation.
   • He completely butchered his speech by forgetting his lines.
   • The chef butchered the recipe by adding too much salt.

   同义词botchbungleflubfumblemanglemarmess upmismanagemuffruinspoil

   反义词fiximprovemendperfectrepair