stockyard
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++stock·yard /ˈstɒkjɑːd $ ˈstɑːkjɑːrd/ noun [countable] TAa place where cattle, sheep etc are kept before being taken to a market and sold 〔在牛、羊等运往市场出售之前临时的〕牲畜围栏
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stockyard• The men worked hard in the stockyards, nearby factories, breweries, and construction sites.• Gordy is abandoned when his family is shipped to the stockyards for eventual slaughter.From Longman Business Dictionarystockyardstock‧yard /ˈstɒkjɑːdˈstɑːkjɑːrd/ noun [countable] a place where cattle etc are delivered so that they can be sold, sent to an ABATTOIR (=place where animals are killed for their meat) etcDeliveries of cattle to Argentina’s biggest stockyard dropped by about 30% with the start of a two-day strike by farmers.stock·yard nounChineseSyllable
are where before etc Corpus sheep place cattle, being kept a Business
stockyard
stock‧yard /ˈstɒkjɑːd $ ˈstɑːkjɑːrd/
noun [countable]
a place where cattle, sheep etc are kept before being taken to a market and sold
stock‧yard /ˈstɒkjɑːd $ ˈstɑːkjɑːrd/
noun [countable]a place where cattle, sheep etc are kept before being taken to a market and sold