butcher
A butcher is a person who slaughters animals, dresses their flesh, or sells their meat for food. In a modern context, it specifically refers to someone who owns or works in a shop selling various cuts of meat to the public.
예시
3 / 5I asked the butcher to give me two pounds of ground beef for the burgers.
I asked the meat professional to provide me with two pounds of minced beef for the burgers.
The regulations require every certified butcher to maintain rigorous hygiene standards in their facility.
The laws require every professional meat handler to keep high cleanliness standards in their building.
Our local butcher always gives my dog a small bone for free.
The neighborhood meat seller always gives my dog a small bone at no cost.
어휘 가족
암기 팁
Visualize a 'Butcher' using a 'B'ig knife to 'Cut' meat—the 'u' sound in Butcher is the same as in 'put'.
빠른 퀴즈
If you want a high-quality ribeye steak, you should ask the _____ for a fresh cut.
정답!
정답은: butcher
예시
I asked the butcher to give me two pounds of ground beef for the burgers.
everydayI asked the meat professional to provide me with two pounds of minced beef for the burgers.
The regulations require every certified butcher to maintain rigorous hygiene standards in their facility.
formalThe laws require every professional meat handler to keep high cleanliness standards in their building.
Our local butcher always gives my dog a small bone for free.
informalThe neighborhood meat seller always gives my dog a small bone at no cost.
The historical transition from the independent butcher to centralized meatpacking plants altered urban food distribution.
academicThe past change from individual meat sellers to large factories changed how food was moved in cities.
We are looking to hire an experienced butcher to manage the gourmet meat section of our supermarket.
businessWe are seeking a skilled meat specialist to run the high-quality meat area of our store.
어휘 가족
자주 쓰는 조합
자주 쓰는 구문
the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker
a phrase referring to a variety of traditional tradespeople
butcher's hook
Cockney rhyming slang for taking a 'look'
fit as a butcher's dog
to be very healthy and strong
자주 혼동되는 단어
A butcher is the person who does the work, while butchery is the trade, the skill, or the shop itself.
사용 참고사항
When referring to the place of business, it is common to say 'the butcher's' (short for the butcher's shop). The word can also be used as a verb to mean 'to ruin something' through incompetence.
자주 하는 실수
Learners often forget to add 's' when talking about the shop, saying 'I'm going to the butcher' instead of 'I'm going to the butcher's'.
암기 팁
Visualize a 'Butcher' using a 'B'ig knife to 'Cut' meat—the 'u' sound in Butcher is the same as in 'put'.
어원
Derived from the Old French word 'bouchier', which originally meant a person who slaughters he-goats ('bouc').
문법 패턴
문화적 맥락
In British and European culture, the local butcher remains a symbol of traditional high-street commerce and personalized service compared to supermarkets.
빠른 퀴즈
If you want a high-quality ribeye steak, you should ask the _____ for a fresh cut.
정답!
정답은: butcher
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