butchery

• 一个多义名词：指屠宰动物取肉的地方；也指屠夫的职业或生意；还指残忍且不分青红皂白地杀害许多人。

A noun with multiple meanings: a place where animals are slaughtered for meat; the trade or business of a butcher; or the brutal and indiscriminate killing of many people.

1. SlaughterhouseB1formal

   A building or facility where animals are killed and prepared for sale as meat.

   屠宰场

   • The butchery processes hundreds of cattle each day.
   • He worked at the local butchery for over a decade.
   • The butchery was inspected for health and safety compliance.

   同义词abattoirslaughterhouse

2. Butcher's tradeB1formal

   The profession or business of a butcher, involving the preparation and sale of meat.

   屠宰业

   • He learned the art of butchery from his father.
   • Butchery requires skill in cutting and preparing different cuts of meat.
   • She decided to pursue a career in butchery.

   同义词butchering

3. MassacreB2formal

   The savage and excessive killing of many people, often in a violent or cruel manner.

   屠杀

   • The war was marked by the butchery of innocent civilians.
   • History books recount the butchery that took place during the invasion.
   • The dictator was responsible for the butchery of thousands.

   同义词bloodbathcarnagemass murdermassacrepogromslaughter