carcass

carcass
(英 亦作 carcase)
noun
  1. 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
  1. Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French carcois, variant of Old French charcois; in later use from French carcasse; of unknown ultimate origin
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