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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- beef [biːf]
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1.
noun
[u]
牛肉
- roast beef
- 烤牛肉
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1.
noun
[u]
牛肉
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- beef [bɪf] [bɪːf]
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1.
noun
[zoology]
[总称]牛；成牛，尤指肉用牛、菜牛
- 2. noun 牛肉，牛胴体
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3.
noun
[England]
[verbal]
人的肉（或肌肉）
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4.
noun
[England]
[verbal]
力量，体力，膂力
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5.
noun
[slang]
抱怨；争吵；抗议
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6.
noun
[slang]
一项犯罪指控或控告
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7.
noun
[slang]
体型高大，肌肉健壮的男性
- 8. vi. [slang] 抱怨
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9.
vi.
[slang]
放屁；放响屁（慎用）
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10.
noun
[slang]
放屁（慎用）
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11.
vi.
[slang]
在溜冰事故中受到撞击而受伤
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1.
noun
[zoology]
[总称]牛；成牛，尤指肉用牛、菜牛
Collins English-English Dictionary
- beef [biːf]
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1.
n
the flesh of various bovine animals, esp the cow, when killed for eating
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2.
n
an adult ox, bull, cow, etc, reared for its meat
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3.
n
[informal]
human flesh, esp when muscular
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4.
n
a complaint
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5.
vi.
[intr]
[slang]
to complain, esp repeatedly
- he was beefing about his tax
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6.
vt.
[tr
; often foll by up] [informal] to strengthen; reinforce -
7.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French boef, from Latin b
o s ox; seecow 1
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1.
n
the flesh of various bovine animals, esp the cow, when killed for eating
Examples
- corned beef
- 腌牛肉，(罐头)咸牛肉，碎牛肉，牛肉罐头 → corned
- The main course was roast beef.
- 主菜是烤牛肉。 → course
- beef extract
- 牛肉汁 → extract
- prime beef
- 上等牛肉 → prime
- serve the beef with rice
- 端上牛肉和米饭 → serve
- beef tea
- 牛肉茶，牛肉汁 → tea
- beef type
- 肉用型(牛) → type
- I'll try the beef with some grilled potatoes.
- 我要尝试就着烤土豆吃牛肉。 → beef
- How can you live without eating beef. It is so good.
- 你的生活怎么能离开牛肉那么好吃的东西呢？ → beef
- The report we got from him didn't have so much beef.
- 我们从他那儿拿到的报告没有什么实质性内容。
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