beef

beef
(pl. beeves biːvz 或美亦作 beefs)

[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？。
(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。
(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

[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。

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继承用法
beef something up

(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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