butcher
/ˈbutʃə(r); `bʊtʃɚ/ n
1 person whose job is killing animals for food or cutting up and selling meat 屠夫; 肉商
buy meat at the butcher's (shop) 在肉铺买肉.
2 (derog 贬) person who kills people unnecessarily and brutally 妄杀无辜者; 刽子手
a mindless butcher of innocent people 滥杀无辜毫无人性的刽子手. butcher, v [Tn]
1 kill and prepare (animals) for meat 屠宰.
2 (derog 贬) kill (people or animals) unnecessarily and brutally 屠杀, 滥杀, 残杀（人或动物）
Women and children were butchered by the rebels. 妇女和儿童遭到叛乱者的屠杀.
3 (fig 比喻) make a mess of (sth); ruin 将（某事物）弄得一团糟; 毁坏
None of the cast can act at all they're butchering the play. 这班演员中没有一个人会演戏--他们把这个戏演得一团糟.