butcher

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Thợ mổ, thợ bán thịt

BrE /ˈbʌtʃə/ AmE /ˈbətʃər/

noun / verb en → vi

1 PERSON [noun] B1

Thợ mổ, thợ bán thịt

a person whose job is to cut up animals and sell the meat

Collocations local butcher's shop

  • He works as a butcher in the local market.

    Anh ấy làm thợ mổ ở chợ địa phương.

2 SHOP [noun] B1

Tiệm thịt, cửa hàng bán thịt

a shop where meat is sold, usually by a person whose job is to cut up animals and sell the meat

Collocations butcher's shop

  • I'm going to the butcher's for some meat.

    Tôi sẽ đến tiệm thịt mua thịt.

3 VERB [transitive] B2

Mổ (thú vật), làm thịt

to cut up an animal and sell its meat, or to prepare a piece of meat for cooking

  • butcher something
  • The butcher will butcher the lamb.

    Thợ mổ sẽ làm thịt cừu.

4 METAPHOR [transitive] C1

Đánh giá quá khắt khe, phê phán gay gắt

to criticize someone or something severely, especially in a way that is unfair or unkind

  • butcher somebody/something
  • The critics have butchered the play.

    Những nhà phê bình đã đánh giá vở kịch một cách quá khắt khe.