meat
/miː t/noun
mass noun
1
- the flesh of an animal (especially a mammal) as food（食用）肉：
rabbit meat
兔肉
as modifier meat pies肉馅饼
count noun cold meats.冷菜肉。
1.1
- the flesh of a person's body（人体）肉：
this'll put meat on your bones!
这会让你长肉的！
1.2
- chiefly US the edible part of fruits, nuts, or eggs〈主美〉果肉; 坚果仁; （蛋的）可食用部分。
1.3
the meat of
the essence or chief part of something实质; 主要部分：he did the meat of the climb on the first day.
他第一天就完成了大部分的攀登。
2
- archaic food of any kind〈古〉食物。
短语
be meat and drink to
Brit. <英>
1
- be a source of great pleasure to是…的乐趣, 是…的快乐：
meat and drink to me, this life is!
这样的生活正是我的乐趣所在！
2
- be a routine matter or task for是…的惯常的事; 是…平常的任务：
he should be meat and drink to the English defence.
他应该是英国队一直要盯防的对象。
easy meat
- informal a person or animal that is easily overcome or outwitted〈非正式〉容易对付的人（或动物）。
meat and potatoes
- ordinary but fundamental things; basic ingredients重要部分; 基本成分：
the club's meat and potatoes remains blues performers.
俱乐部的主力仍然是布鲁斯乐手。
one man's meat is another man's poison
- proverb things liked or enjoyed by one person may be distasteful to another〈谚〉甲之珍馐, 乙之砒霜; 人各有好恶。
派生词
meatless
adjective词源
Old English mete 'food' or 'article of food' （as in sweetmeat）, of Germanic origin.