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单词 cattle market
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cattle market
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkæt.əl ˌmɑː.kɪt/us
/ˈkæt̬.əl ˌmɑːr.kɪt/

cattle marketnoun[C](COWS)

[C]
aplaceoroccasionwherecowsandbulls(=malecows)areboughtandsold:
牲畜市场，家畜市场
Thetownwas wellknownforitscattlemarket.这个镇子过去因为牲畜市场而闻名。
EveryMondaythefarmerswould go to thecattlemarket.每个星期一农民们都会去牲畜市场。
[Cusually singular]
thebusinessortradeincowsandbulls:
牛只市场，养牛场
While thecattlemarkethas beenfairlyconsistent, thelambmarkethashita 50-yearlow.虽然牛市的行情一直相当稳定，但羊市却跌至50年来的新低。
More examples
  • Inspectors atcattlemarketswere told towatchforsymptomsof thedisease.
  • There is still aregularcattlemarkethere forfarmers.
  • Cities such as Wolverhampton, Bristol, and Liverpoolbuiltnewcattlemarketsclosetorailwaystations.
  • Thewheatandcattlemarketsareprettystrong.
  • Theannouncementspookedcattlemarketsandsentbeefpricestumbling.
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  • craft shop
  • creamery
  • deli
  • delicatessen
  • department store
  • mall
  • mart
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  • medical hall
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cattle marketnoun[C](PEOPLE)

[Cusually singular]UKinformaldisapproving
aplaceorsituationin which there are a lot ofpeoplewho arelookedat,treated, ormovedaround as if they wereanimals,especiallyaplacewherepeopletrytofindsexualpartners:
（试图寻找性伙伴的）人肉市场
Tuesdaynightisladies'nightand women getfreedrinks, whichturnstheplaceinto acattlemarket.周二晚是女士之夜，女士酒水免费，结果这里变成了人肉市场。
More examples
  • In thefashionindustrypeopletreatmodelslikelivestock. It's like acattlemarket.
  • We all went to theclub, we were just going for ajokebecause youknowit's acattlemarket.
  • It was like acattlemarket. Therepsherdedus roundtheirpropertiesbut they didn't show us manyniceplaces.
  • Parents'eveningwasadmittedlyabitof acattlemarket, but at least you couldfindout howyourkidswere doing.
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Groups of people
  • alliance
  • an
  • anti-gang
  • assemblage
  • babyboomer
  • bunch
  • flock
  • focus group
  • foursome
  • fraternity
  • gaggle
  • mafia
  • silent majority
  • sisterhood
  • special interest group
  • splinter group
  • squad
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  • suspect
  • trio
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(Definition ofcattle marketfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Until very recently the conditions in the domestic departure and arrival area would have disgraced acattlemarket.
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It acquired in time a considerable railway depot, railway houses, acattlemarket, streets of shops and a residential area.
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As withcattle,marketprices have fallen in recent months from the high level which they reached in the summer.
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He knows the greatcattlemarketin the city.
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An application to the livecattlemarketprovided the empirical justification and demonstrated the construction of such indices.
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All their belongings was taken to thecattlemarket.
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The long waiting lists and crowded conditions attracted much adverse comment; the term 'cattlemarket' was not infrequently applied to them.
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I would expect this to be reflected in prices in the storecattlemarketwhere there is now evidence of an upward turn.
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That will make thecattlemarkethere very uncertain.
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It is like acattlemarketwhen an incoming plane is delayed by half an hour.
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Thecattlemarketin the selling and buying of football players should stop.
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The localcattlemarketis part of that countryside.
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As a result, it is hard to believe that the local planning authority will grant planning permission for acattlemarketon the site.
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Of course, the storecattlemarketdoes require assistance; it is in an appalling state.
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Suggestions have been thrown out to-day—one suggestion that of assisting the storecattlemarket.
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