abattoir
/ˈæbətwɑː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈæbətwɑːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈa-bə-ˌtwär -ˌtwȯr, -ˌtȯr/ (ame, mw)
abattoir — 名詞
- abattoirsingular
- abattoirsplural
1. a large building where farm animals are killed and cut up so that their meat can
屠宰場
宰殺牲畜的設施
a large building where farm animals are killed and cut up so that their meat can be sold as food
The health inspector visited the abattoir after residents complained about dirty conditions.
衛生檢查員在居民投訴環境髒亂後，前往屠宰場進行檢查。
collocation: visit + abattoir
Trucks carrying cattle arrived at the abattoir before the workers began their morning shift.
運送牛隻的卡車在工人開始早班前就抵達了屠宰場。
collocation: arrive at + abattoir (formal register)
The council voted to close the old abattoir and build a new one outside town.
市議會投票決定關閉舊屠宰場，並在鎮外興建一座新場。
Animal welfare groups have called for hidden cameras in every abattoir to ensure humane treatment.
動物保護團體呼籲在所有屠宰場內安裝隱藏攝影機，以確保動物受到人道對待。
A modern abattoir must follow strict regulations about waste disposal and worker safety.
現代化的屠宰場必須嚴格遵守廢棄物處理和勞工安全的相關法規。
- slaughterhouse
more common, everyday equivalent; the default word in spoken English
- butchery
less common in modern English; can refer to either the building or the trade itself
用法筆記
Abattoir is more formal than the everyday word slaughterhouse and appears frequently in official documents, news reports, and legal contexts. In everyday conversation, speakers usually say slaughterhouse.