beef
n
1
(a) [U] flesh of an ox, a bull or a cow, used as meat (食用)牛肉
[attrib 作定语]
beef cattle, ie those bred and reared for their meat 菜牛(饲养以供肉食的牛).
(b) [C] (pl beeves) ox, etc bred for meat 菜牛.
2 [U] (infml 口) muscular strength 体力
He's got plenty of beef. 他力气很大.
3 [C] (pl beefs) (sl 俚) grumble; complaint 怨言; 牢骚. beef, v (sl 俚)
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (about sth/sb) grumble; complain 抱怨; 发牢骚
What are you beefing about now? 你在发甚麽牢骚?
2 (phr v) beef sth up (infml 口 esp US) add force or weight to sth 加强; 加重
The new evidence beefed up their case. 有了新的证据, 他们的理由更充足了.
Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at weekends when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in the country.