meat market
noun [ C ] uk/ˈmiːt ˌmɑː.kɪt/ us/ˈmiːt ˌmɑːr.kɪt/
(SHOPPING)
肉品市场
a place where people go to buy meat
She bought lamb at the meat market. 她去肉市场买了一些羊肉。
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- There is a meat market, called a carniceria, which reminded me of the open markets in Mexico.
- The little shopping centre has a grocery and meat market, restaurant, and beauty salon.
- Farmers raised 22,000 lambs for local meat markets last year.
- Ethnic meat markets in Boston, New York and Philadelphia cater to Germans, Italians and the Irish.
(SEX)
DISAPPROVING性交易市场，人肉市场
a place where people go to find a sexual partner
It's a health club; it's not a meat market. 这是个健康俱乐部，不是什么人肉市场。
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- These supposed networking sessions turned into meat markets.
- The pub's OK, but it's a bit of a meat market on a Friday night.
- Home gyms are attracting people who might not join a gym because of concerns about a "meat market" atmosphere.