abattoir

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈæb.əˌtwɑː(ɹ)/    美 /ˈæb.əˌtwɑɹ/|/ˈæb.əˌtwɑ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
    — Once the cows reach maturity, they're sent to the abattoir.
  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.

词形变化

abattoirs plural

词汇关系

衍生词
abattoirlike
相关词
knacker's yard

词源

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