Search words & phrases
    Footer
    Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

    About

    • About Us
    • Our Learning Services
    • Join Us
    • FAQ
    • Hot Tags

    Services

    • Pronunciation Challenge
    • Saved
    • Search Vocabulary
    • Blog

    Channels

    Levels

    • A1
    • A2
    • B1
    • B2
    • C1
    • C2

    Privacy˙Terms˙
    ©2026 VoiceTube Corporation. All rights reserved

    carcass

    US /ˈkɑrkəs/

    ・

    UK /ˈkɑ:kəs/

    B2
    n.NounDead body of an animal
    When we were walking through the forest, we found the carcass of a dead dog, and it smelled very bad
    n.NounThe basic structure or framework of something, especially a building or vehicle.
    The carcass of the building was all that remained after the fire.
    n.Noun(derogatory) A person's body, especially when regarded as useless or unattractive.
    He felt like a useless carcass after the accident.

    Video subtitles

    The Old Man and the Sea

    11:34The Old Man and the Sea
    • and by nightfall the sharks have almost devoured the marlin's entire carcass, leaving a skeleton consisting mostly of its backbone, its tail and its head.

      and by nightfall the sharks have almost devoured the marlin's entire carcass, leaving a skeleton consisting mostly of its backbone, its tail and its head.

    • the sharks have almost devoured the marlin's entire carcass, leaving a skeleton consisting

      the sharks have almost devoured the marlin's entire carcass, leaving a skeleton consisting

    B2

    The Call of the Wild Audiobook by Jack London

    32:24The Call of the Wild Audiobook by Jack London
    • he lay in the traces, then cut the carcass out of the harness and dragged it to one

      he lay in the traces, then cut the carcass out of the harness and dragged it to one

    • I tell you straight, I wouldn't risk my carcass on that ice for all the gold in

      I tell you straight, I wouldn't risk my carcass on that ice for all the gold in

    B2

    How to Pronounce "I have got to" + Thanksgiving 2011! -- American English

    06:03How to Pronounce "I have got to" + Thanksgiving 2011! --  American English
    • >> It was! >> And now I'm picking the carcass. But I

      >> It was! >> And now I'm picking the carcass. But I

    • And now I'm picking the carcass.

      And now I'm picking the carcass.

    B1

    Panorama - Ivory Wars: Out of Africa (12 Apr 2012) [BBC]

    59:10Panorama - Ivory Wars: Out of Africa  (12 Apr 2012) [BBC]
    • We're on our way with Stephen, who's the conservation warden for the Westgate community here, because we've heard that there's an elephant which has been killed, the carcass of which is, I think, not very far away.

      We're on our way with Stephen, who's the conservation warden for the Westgate community here, because we've heard that there's an elephant which has been killed, the carcass of which is, I think, not very far away.

    • Now you can see the carcass over there.

      Now you can see the carcass over there.

    B1

    Are ultra-processed foods impossible to avoid? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

    19:49Are ultra-processed foods impossible to avoid? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service
    • You haven't got the time to go to the butcher and get the chicken carcass and bring it home and get the vegetables and put it in the pot.

      You haven't got the time to go to the butcher and get the chicken carcass and bring it home and get the vegetables and put it in the pot.

    • You haven't got the time to go to the butcher and get the chicken carcass and bring it home and get the vegetables and put it in the pot.

      You haven't got the time to go to the butcher and get the chicken carcass and bring it home and get the vegetables and put it in the pot.

    A2

    Why Rare Steak is Safe — but NOT Rare Chicken

    04:15Why Rare Steak is Safe — but NOT Rare Chicken
    • So if you have other pathogenic bacteria, such as salmonella, that could also be carried by cattle in their intestinal tract, and eventually when the animal is slaughtered, the carcass could get contaminated, and it could still be in the surface.

      So if you have other pathogenic bacteria, such as salmonella, that could also be carried by cattle in their intestinal tract, and eventually when the animal is slaughtered, the carcass could get contaminated, and it could still be in the surface.

    B1

    イギリス人シェフだけど「料理について」質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    08:09イギリス人シェフだけど「料理について」質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • The best thing to do is actually shred the roast chicken, make the most amazing soup, get a great chicken stock we should have from the carcass.

      The best thing to do is actually shred the roast chicken, make the most amazing soup, get a great chicken stock we should have from the carcass.

    • The best thing to do is actually shred the roast chicken, make the most amazing soup, get a great chicken stock, which you should have from the carcass.

      The best thing to do is actually shred the roast chicken, make the most amazing soup, get a great chicken stock, which you should have from the carcass.

    B2

    Your Brain at Work

    55:02Your Brain at Work
    • wild; so you've got great wiring for smell, smelling a dead carcass a thousand feet away.

      wild; so you've got great wiring for smell, smelling a dead carcass a thousand feet away.

    • My daughter can smell chocolate from the other room, but she can't smell a carcass across

      My daughter can smell chocolate from the other room, but she can't smell a carcass across

    B1

    Part 1 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)

    12:22Part 1 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Audiobook by Mark Twain (Chs 01-10)
    • cut, and then have his carcass burnt up and the ashes scattered all around, and his

      cut, and then have his carcass burnt up and the ashes scattered all around, and his

    • They won't ever hunt the river for anything but my dead carcass.

      They won't ever hunt the river for anything but my dead carcass.

    B1

    Part 1 - The Last of the Mohicans Audiobook by James Fenimore Cooper (Chs 01-05)

    10:18Part 1 - The Last of the Mohicans Audiobook by James Fenimore Cooper (Chs 01-05)
    • remark; "and the greater the reason why we should cut our steaks, and let the carcass

      remark; "and the greater the reason why we should cut our steaks, and let the carcass

    B2