butchering
present participle ofbutcher
| 单词 | butchering |
| 释义 | butchering present participle ofbutcher butcher verb[T] uk/ˈbʊtʃ.ər/us/ˈbʊtʃ.ɚ/butcherverb[T](CUT UP)tokillorcutup ananimalformeat: Heraisespigsand butchers his ownmeat. This is wherefarmersbroughttheirlivestockto be butchered. Thetruckwastransportingfreshlybutcheredchickens. Killing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cutting and stabbing Preparing animals & fish for cooking butcherverb[T](KILL)tokillpeoplein a veryviolentway or inlargenumbers: He butchered thousands ofpeople. Unarmedciviliansare being butchered by theoccupyingforces. Murder & attempted murder
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Killing butcherverb[T](RUIN)informal tospoilsomethingcompletelybyperformingordealingwith it verybadly: Hecomplainedthat TVscreenwritershad butchered hisstory. I couldn'tbeartohearournationalanthembeing butchered like that. Damaging and spoiling
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Failing and doing badly Examplesofbutcheringbutchering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. These marks suggestbutcheringactivities and the production of leather and textiles. From theCambridge English Corpus Here, the only evidence for animalproduct use are those of primarybutcheringmarks on various mammalian animal bones (primarily deer), likely for meat production. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, it appears that bothbutcheringand consumption occurred on all terraces. From theCambridge English Corpus Handaxes were no doubt also very effective functional tools especially forbutcheringcarcasses and some may have only played this role. From theCambridge English Corpus There is no corroborating bone evidence ofbutcheringor skinning, so the likelihood is that this is evidence of hide working rather than food production. From theCambridge English Corpus It is possible, however, as always, that the bone remains frombutcheringwere discarded at a locale distant from the structures. From theCambridge English Corpus Consequently, the archaeologically observed 'events' of knapping andbutcheringmust be rendered comprehensible by treating them as the acts of biological organisms reacting to long-term ecological change. From theCambridge English Corpus However, our sample ofbutcheringand skinning evidence on bone is small, and future research should focus on the question of specialized butchering and/or skinning. From theCambridge English Corpus Our evidence also suggests that skinning andbutcheringanimals should be considered in light of specialized craft activities rather than simply as a domestic activity carried out by all householders. From theCambridge English Corpus I believe that that is the reason, that that is why he isbutcheringthe committees, destroying something which has worked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is part of the legacy of the brutalbutcheringof the industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Again, so far as auctioneering orbutcheringis concerned, he must be no longer in business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was not the natural decline that we would normally expect; it wasbutchering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been called "sportivebutchering" and that is precisely what it is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He, if anyone, is ideologically and intellectually suited for such a barbarous andbutcheringtask and would have been the man. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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