beef
beef
/ bi:f /
◙ (pl. beeves biːvz 或美 亦作 beefs)
1. [mass noun] the flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food
• 牛肉
[count noun] (pl. beeves biːvz 或美 亦作 beefs)[Farming] a cow, bull, or ox fattened for its meat
• [农] 菜牛
[informal] flesh or muscle, especially when well developed
• [非正式] (尤指发达的)肌肉
»he needs a little more beef on his bones.
他的骨骼需要再长点肌肉。
[informal] strength or power
• [非正式] 气力,力量
»he's been brought in to give the team more beef.
他被招来加强球队力量。
[informal] the substance of a matter
• [非正式] 要点,实质,关键
»it's more a sketch than a policy— where's the beef?
这与其说是政策,还不如说是草案——问题的关键在哪儿?
2. (pl. beefs)[informal] a complaint or grievance
• [非正式] 牢骚,怨恨
»the beef about the warehouse was that it was too big.
对仓库的牢骚是说仓库太大了。
3. [US informal] a criminal charge
• [美,非正式] 犯罪指控;罪名
»getting caught with pot in the sixties was a narco beef.
在60年代吸食大麻被逮到就可以被控以吸毒罪。
◙ verb
1. [noobj.] [informal] complain
• [非正式] 抱怨,发牢骚
»he was beefing about how the recession was killing the business.
他抱怨经济衰退如何坏了他的生意。
1. [informal] give more substance or strength to something
• [非正式] 充实,加强
»cost-cutting measures are planned to beef up performance.
为了提高绩效,正在计划降低成本。
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