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。
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- Inspectors at cattle markets were told to watch for symptoms of the disease.
- There is still a regular cattle market here for farmers.
- Cities such as Wolverhampton, Bristol, and Liverpool built new cattle markets close to railway stations.
- The wheat and cattle markets are pretty strong.
- The announcement spooked cattle markets and sent beef prices tumbling.
(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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- In the fashion industry people treat models like livestock. It's like a cattle market.
- We all went to the club, we were just going for a joke because you know it's a cattle market.
- It was like a cattle market. The reps herded us round their properties but they didn't show us many nice places.
- Parents' evening was admittedly a bit of a cattle market, but at least you could find out how your kids were doing.