beef

beef

[bi:f]

n.牛肉, 肌肉, 力气,牢骚
v.抱怨, 告发,加强

例句与用法：

Do you like stewed beef?

你喜欢吃炖牛肉吗？

Africa is exporting beef to Europe.

非洲向欧洲出口牛肉。

The beef is roasting nicely on the spit.

这块牛肉在烤肉叉上烤得很好。

The dish of boiled beef and carrot tastes good.

那道清炖牛肉胡萝卜的菜味道不错。

He's got plenty of beef.

他肌肉发达。

Would you like some beef steaks?

想要些牛排吗？

词形变化：

名词复数: beeves | 动词过去式: beefed | 动词过去分词: beefed | 动词现在分词: beefing | 动词第三人称单数: beefs |

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n.

1. 牛肉[U]

He loves beef steak.

他爱吃牛排。

2. 食用牛[C]

3. (屠宰后的)牛体[C]

4. 肌肉; 体重; 膂力; 努力[U]

Work hard, put some beef into the design.

努力吧! 在这个设计上加把劲。

Plenty of exercise will take some of the beef off you.

多多运动可以给你减掉一些体重。

5. 【美】【俚】抱怨, 牢骚[C]

What's your beef this time?

这次你的牢骚是什么?

My beef is that it took too much time.

我的抱怨是太花时间了。

He wouldn't listen to my beef against his subordinates.

他不愿听我对他下属所发的牢骚。

vi.

1. 【美】【俚】抱怨, 发牢骚[(+about)]

He is forever beefing about that.

他没完没了地为那事抱怨。

2. 申诉, 告发

vt.

1. 养(牛)

2. 【口】加强, 增强; 改进[(+up)]

Security needs beefing up.

保安措施需要强化。