knacker's yard

短语

发音

UK /ˈnæk.əz ˌjɑːd/
US /ˈnæ.kɚz ˌjɑɹd/

词形变化

knackers' yards 复数 knackers' yards

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The area of a slaughterhouse where carcasses unfit for human consumption or other purposes are rendered down to produce useful materials such as glue.

  2. 2.

    A (notional) place to send a person or object that is spent beyond all reasonable use.

    非正式 比喻

    I’ve never met someone so incompetent. He’s only fit for the knacker’s yard.

词源

From knacker (“one who slaughters and (especially) renders worn-out livestock (especially horses) and sells their flesh, bones and hides”) + -'s + yard.

来源：wiktionary