beef

名词 beef:

1. cattle that are reared for their meat
   同义词：beef cattle
2. meat from an adult domestic bovine
   同义词：boeuf
3. informal terms for objecting
   同义词：gripe, kick, bitch, squawk

动词 beef:

1. complain
   同义词：gripe, grouse, crab, squawk, bellyache, holler

1. Do you like stewed beef?
   你喜欢吃炖牛肉吗？
2. Africa is exporting beef to Europe.
   非洲向欧洲出口牛肉。
3. The beef is roasting nicely on the spit.
   这块牛肉在烤肉叉上烤得很好。
4. The dish of boiled beef and carrot tastes good.
   那道清炖牛肉胡萝卜的菜味道不错。
5. He's got plenty of beef.
   他肌肉发达。
6. Would you like some beef steaks?
   想要些牛排吗？

beef

n.（名词）
【复数】 beeves[bôvz] 或 beef

A full-grown steer, bull, ox, or cow, especially one intended for use as meat.
牛：完全成长的阉牛、未阉割的牛、公牛或母牛，尤指因肉用而蓄养的牛
The flesh of a slaughtered full-grown steer, bull, ox, or cow.
牛肉：宰杀了的完全成长的阉牛、未阉割的牛、公牛或母牛的肉
Informal Human muscle; brawn.
【非正式用语】 人的肌肉；肌肉
pl. beefs Slang A complaint.
【复数】 beefs 【俚语】 抱怨
v.intr.（不及物动词）
beefed,beef.ing,beefs 【俚语】
To complain.
发牢骚

<常用词组>beef up 【非正式用语】
To make or become greater or stronger:
使更强大，使更强壮：使变为或成为更强大或更强壮：
例句：
beef up the defense budget.
增加防御预算

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French buef
源自 古法语 buef
from Latin bôs bov- * see g wou-
源自 拉丁语 bôs bov- *参见 g wou-