屠宰场 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abattoir noun A place where animals are killed for food; a slaughterhouse.
- shambles noun A scene of complete disorder, mess, or chaos.
- slaughterhouse noun A facility where animals are killed for meat.
Senses
屠宰场 is used for these senses in English:
- abattoir A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.]
- butchershop (chiefly, US) A store that sells meat.
- shambles (countable) A slaughterhouse.
- slaughterhouse (figuratively) The scene of a massacre.
abattoir — full definition
- noun A place where animals are killed for food; a slaughterhouse.
- noun Figuratively, a scene of mass killing or bloodshed.
shambles — full definition
- noun A scene of complete disorder, mess, or chaos.
- noun Historically, a butcher's shop or slaughterhouse (now rare/archaic).