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单词 battue
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Definition of battue in English:

battue

noun bəˈt(j)uːbæˈtu
mass noun
  • 1The driving of game towards hunters by beaters.

    对猎物的哄赶

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The battue, a hunt in which bushes are beaten to drive out the game (a method used by the Aborigines), proved to be much more successful.
    • More than a hunt, battue is a social activity where people enjoy the same passion and spend time together.
    • Heavy investment was made in the nineteenth century in rearing thousands of pheasants for leisured slaughter in the battue.
    • Researching the meaning of the word "battue" gives some indication of such a rifle's intended purpose, which is to rapidly acquire and shoot multiple animals in something approaching a stampede.
    Synonyms
    slaughter, wholesale slaughter, mass slaughter, wholesale killing, indiscriminate killing
    1. 1.1count noun A shooting party arranged so that beaters can drive the game towards the hunters.
      哄赶狩猎
      they were shot down like pheasants in a battue
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A head of the hunt in a battue may be a person who has passed an aptitude test in the State Forest Service and has received a head of the hunt’s certificate.
      • But any improvement in relations was temporary, for further improvements in guns led to vast battues, in which 1,000 birds might be shot in one day.
      • In some clubs or associations it's forbidden to hunt antlered stag in battue.

Origin

Early 19th century: from French, feminine past participle of battre 'to beat', from Latin battuere.

Definition of battue in US English:

battue

nounbæˈtubaˈto͞o
  • 1The driving of game toward hunters by beaters.

    对猎物的哄赶

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The battue, a hunt in which bushes are beaten to drive out the game (a method used by the Aborigines), proved to be much more successful.
    • Heavy investment was made in the nineteenth century in rearing thousands of pheasants for leisured slaughter in the battue.
    • More than a hunt, battue is a social activity where people enjoy the same passion and spend time together.
    • Researching the meaning of the word "battue" gives some indication of such a rifle's intended purpose, which is to rapidly acquire and shoot multiple animals in something approaching a stampede.
    Synonyms
    slaughter, wholesale slaughter, mass slaughter, wholesale killing, indiscriminate killing
    1. 1.1 A hunting party arranged by driving game toward hunters by beaters.
      对猎物的哄赶
      they were shot down like pheasants in a battue
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In some clubs or associations it's forbidden to hunt antlered stag in battue.
      • A head of the hunt in a battue may be a person who has passed an aptitude test in the State Forest Service and has received a head of the hunt’s certificate.
      • But any improvement in relations was temporary, for further improvements in guns led to vast battues, in which 1,000 birds might be shot in one day.

Origin

Early 19th century: from French, feminine past participle of battre ‘to beat’, from Latin battuere.

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