butcher's

/ˈbʊtʃ.əz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbʊtʃ.ɚz/ (ame, ipa)

butcher's — noun

  • butcher'ssingular
  • butcher'sesplural

1. a store where a butcher cuts meat and sells it to customers

1.名詞A2
釋義

a store where a butcher cuts meat and sells it to customers

例句

Devika stopped at the butcher's to buy lamb for Sunday dinner.

at the butcher's — common place phrase

At the butcher's, Bao asked for the beef to be sliced thinner.

ask for something at the butcher's

同義詞
  • butcher shop

    more explicit form; especially common in American English

  • meat market

    broader; can mean a larger market with meat stalls, not just one local shop

文法句型

go to the butcher's

buy something at the butcher's

用法筆記

Common in British English, usually with the pattern 'the butcher's' or after a location phrase such as 'at the butcher's'. American English more often uses 'butcher shop' or 'meat market'.

常見錯誤

❌I went to butcher's after work.
✅I went to the butcher's after work.
💡This noun phrase usually takes a determiner such as 'the'.