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stockyard

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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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
Examples from the Corpus
stockyardThe 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
stockyard /ˈstɒkjɑːd $ ˈstɑːkjɑːrd/ noun [countable]
a place where cattle, sheep etc are kept before being taken to a market and sold


stock·yardBrE /ˈstɒkjɑːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstɑːkjɑːrd/ 🔊 nouna place where farm animals are kept for a short time before they are sold at a market 牲畜栏,牲畜围场(用以安置牲畜,准备运往市场)