abattoir

FREQ #41551

n. 屠场, 角斗场 [医] 屠宰场

发音

UK /ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/
US /ˈæb.əˌtwɑɹ/
CA
US /ˈæb.əˌtwɑ/
AU

词形变化

abattoirs 复数 abattoirs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.

    屠宰场

    Once the cows reach maturity, they're sent to the abattoir.

  2. 2.

    A place or event likened to a slaughterhouse, because of great carnage or bloodshed.

    The army's raid on the enemy turned into a major abattoir.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

slaughterhouse shambles butchery

上位词 2

building edifice

词源

Borrowed from French abattoir, from abattre (“to slaughter”) (cognate to abate) + -oir (“-ory”).

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