n (1) 屠夫，卖肉的人(person whose business is killing animals and/or selling the meat as food)[C]：go to the～('s (shop)) 去肉铺;There was a long queue at the～'s.肉铺前排着长队。

(2)刽子手(person who kills people cruelly and unnecessarily)[C](derog)：The general is a real～.那将军是一个真正的刽子手。a mindless～of innocent people杀害无辜者不眨眼的刽子手;

vt (1) 屠宰(kill and prepare (animals) for sale as food)[T+n]：The farmer～ed livestock to feed his own family.那农夫宰杀家禽以供家人食用。

(2) 屠(残)杀(kill people in large number unnecessarily and cruelly)[T+n] (derog)：He～ed his victim with a razor.他用一把刮脸刀把受害者残杀了。～women and children屠杀妇女儿童;The soldiers～ed all the people in the village.士兵们屠杀了村里所有的人。

(3) 搞坏，弄糟(make a mess of; ruin)[T+n] (fig)：They can't act at all — they're～ing the play.他们根本不会演戏——他们简直是在糟蹋剧本。

→′butchering n 屠宰业;屠杀