butcher
n
1 person whose job is killing animals for food or cutting up and selling meat 屠夫; 肉商
buy meat at the butcher's (shop) 在肉铺买肉.
2 (derog 贬) person who kills people unnecessarily and brutally 妄杀无辜者; 刽子手
a mindless butcher of innocent people 滥杀无辜毫无人性的刽子手. butcher, v [Tn]
1 kill and prepare (animals) for meat 屠宰.
2 (derog 贬) kill (people or animals) unnecessarily and brutally 屠杀, 滥杀, 残杀(人或动物)
Women and children were butchered by the rebels. 妇女和儿童遭到叛乱者的屠杀.
3 (fig 比喻) make a mess of (sth); ruin 将(某事物)弄得一团糟; 毁坏
None of the cast can act at all they're butchering the play. 这班演员中没有一个人会演戏--他们把这个戏演得一团糟.
I'll call you on Friday to see if we can reschedule our luncheon meeting at your convenience.
我星期五会给你打电话,在你方便的时间重新安装我们的午餐约会。
No man knows when he shall die, although he knows he must die.
纵然知其难免一死,人却难料何时身亡。
The Swedes were the first to recognize that public official like civil servants, police officers, health inspectors or tax-collectors can make mistakes or act over-zealously in the belief that they are serving the public.