butchery
noun /ˈbʊtʃəri/
/ˈbʊtʃəri/
[uncountable]- cruel, violent and unnecessary killing
残杀;杀戮 - When are they going to put an end to this butchery?
他们什么时候才能结束这场屠杀?
- When are they going to put an end to this butchery?
- the work of preparing meat to be sold
屠宰工作
词源Middle English (denoting a slaughterhouse or meat market): from Old French boucherie, from bouchier ‘butcher’.