"butchering" in Chinese (Traditional)
屠宰解剖糟蹋
Definition
指為了肉食而屠宰和分割動物的行為。有時也用來比喻做某事很糟糕或搞砸了。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
用於肉類處理時較為正式或專業；作比喻時口語且帶有批評，如“butchering a song”指表現很差。不用於日常烹飪，而是指專業或粗糙的處理；引申義表示強烈否定。
Examples
The butchering of cows is done in a special facility.
牛的**屠宰**在專門的場所進行。
He is learning the skill of butchering at the market.
他正在市場學習**屠宰**的技術。
Butchering animals requires proper tools and training.
**屠宰**動物需要合適的工具和培訓。
He completely messed up the recipe—he was butchering it!
他把菜譜完全搞砸了——根本在**糟蹋**它！
The critics said the director’s new film was a butchering of the classic story.
評論家說導演的新電影是對經典故事的**糟蹋**。
I tried cutting my own hair and ended up seriously butchering it.
我試著自己剪頭髮，結果**剪壞**了。