| 释义 |
beef/bi:f/ n. & v.●n. 1 the flesh of the ox, bull, or esp. the cow, for eating (尤指家养牛的)牛肉 2 colloq. well-developed male muscle [口]男子的肌肉 3 (pl. beeves /bi:vz/ or US [美] beefs) a cow, bull, or ox fattened for beef; its carcass 菜牛，肉牛；屠宰后的牛胴体 4 (pl. beefs) slang a complaint; a protest [俚语]抱怨，牢骚；异议 ●v. intr. slang complain [俚语]抱怨，发牢骚 □ beef up slang strengthen, reinforce, augment [俚语]加强，充实，扩大 [Middle English via Anglo-French, Old French boef from Latin bos bovis ‘ox’] |