the dead body of an animal 动物尸体 ■the trunk of an animal such as a cow, sheep, or pig, for cutting up as meat (母牛、羊或猪等待切割后供食用的)动物躯体 ■the remains of a cooked bird after all the edible parts have been removed (可食用部分被去除后的煮熟的鸟之)骨架 ■(derogatory or humorous)a person's body, living or dead (贬 或 幽默)(人的)躯体;尸体 my obsession will last while there's life in this old carcass. 只要我这把老骨头还有口气,我的痴迷就不会完结。 ■the structural framework of a building, ship, or piece of furniture (建筑、船或家具的)构架,架子 ■(figurative)the remains of something being discarded, dismembered, or worthless (喻)(被抛弃、肢解或无价值的)残骸,空壳 the floor is littered with the carcasses of newspapers. 地板上满是废报纸。
语源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French carcois, variant of Old French charcois; in later use from French carcasse; of unknown ultimate origin