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| /ˈbʊtʃə/ |
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| 1 | someone whose job is to sell meat and sometimes also to kill animals for meat . The shop they work in is called a butcher’ s or a butcher’ s shop . 卖肉者；肉贩 |
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| 2 | someone who has killed someone , often a lot of people , in a cruel and violent way 屠杀者；残杀者；刽子手 |
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| - | have/take a butcher’ s BRITISH informal
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| to have a look at something |
| 看一看 |
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| Word story: butcher | | | | From butcher’ s hook, rhyming slang for ‘look’ . | | | |
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