carcass
/ˈkɑːkəs/( <英> 亦作carcase)
noun
1- the dead body of an animal动物尸体。
1.1
- the trunk of an animal such as a cow, sheep, or pig, for cutting up as meat(母牛、羊或猪等待切割后供食用的)动物躯体。
1.2
- the remains of a cooked bird after all the edible parts have been removed(可食用部分被去除后的煮熟的鸟之)骨架。
1.3
- derogatory or humorous a person's body, living or dead〈贬或幽默〉(人的)躯体; 尸体:
my obsession will last while there's life in this old carcass.
只要我这把老骨头还有口气, 我的痴迷就不会完结。
1.4
- the structural framework of a building, ship, or piece of furniture(建筑、船或家具的)构架, 架子。
1.5
- figurative the remains of something being discarded, dismembered, or worthless〈喻〉(被抛弃、肢解或无价值的)残骸, 空壳:
the floor is littered with the carcasses of newspapers.
地板上满是废报纸。
词源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French carcois, variant of Old French charcois; in later use from French carcasse; of unknown ultimate origin.