词汇 | cattle market |
释义 | cattle market noun [ C ] uk/ˈkæt.əl ˌmɑː.kɪt/ us/ˈkæt̬.əl ˌmɑːr.kɪt/ (COWS) [ C ]牲畜市场,家畜市场 a place or occasion where cows and bulls (= male cows) are bought and sold The town was well known for its cattle market. 这个镇子过去因为牲畜市场而闻名。 Every Monday the farmers would go to the cattle market. 每个星期一农民们都会去牲畜市场。 [ C usually singular ]牛只市场,养牛场 the business or trade in cows and bulls While the cattle market has been fairly consistent, the lamb market has hit a 50-year low. 虽然牛市的行情一直相当稳定,但羊市却跌至50年来的新低。
(PEOPLE) [ C usually singular ] UK informal disapproving(试图寻找性伙伴的)人肉市场 a place or situation in which there are a lot of people who are looked at, treated, or moved around as if they were animals, especially a place where people try to find sexual partners Tuesday night is ladies' night and women get free drinks, which turns the place into a cattle market. 周二晚是女士之夜,女士酒水免费,结果这里变成了人肉市场。
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