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beef
n
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(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.
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