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Beef Informal Biːf Verb Meat Noun 牛肉 Cow

This flashcard defines "beef" as cow meat, providing examples like "roast beef." It also explains "beef" as a verb meaning to complain and as a noun meaning a complaint or grievance.

This flashcard defines "beef" as the meat of a cow, bull, or ox, with examples like roast beef or beef stew. It also defines "beef" as a verb meaning to complain about something and as a noun meaning a complaint or grievance.

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Collins
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/bi͟ːf/
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]See also:
corned beef
牛肉 Beef is the meat of a cow, bull, or ox.
  • ...roast beef.

    烤牛肉

  • ...beef stew.

    炖牛肉

  • ...exports of beef and powdered milk.

    牛肉和奶粉的出口

2
[VERB 动词]不断抱怨;大发牢骚 If someone beefs about something, they keep complaining about it.
  [no passive]
  [disapproval]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • Instead of beefing about what Mrs Martin has not done, her critics might take a look at what she is trying to do.

    批评者不要老是抱怨马丁太太没有做什么事情,不妨看看她正要做什么事情。

  • Beef is also a noun.
    • I really don't have a beef with Wayne.

      我对韦恩真的没有什么不满的。

相关词组:
beef up

Oxford beef / biːf ; NAmE biːf /
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beef beeves
noun 1 [uncountable ] meat that comes from a cow 牛肉 roast/minced beef 烤牛肉;碎牛肉 beef and dairy cattle 菜牛和奶牛 see also
corned beef
2 [countable ] ( informal) a complaint 抱怨;牢骚 What's his latest beef? 他最近在抱怨什么?
verb [intransitive ] beef(about sb/sth) ( informal) to complain a lot about sb/sth 老是抱怨;大发牢骚 PHRASAL VERB ˌbeef sth↔ˈup ( informal) to make sth bigger, better, more interesting, etc. 使更大(或更好、更有意思等) beef / biːf ; NAmE biːf /
LDC
beef1 noun
beef2 verb
beefbeef1 /biːf/ ●●● S3 noun
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1[uncountable] the meat from a cow:  roast beef We have both dairy and beef cattle on the farm.2[countable] informal a complaint:  OK, so what’s the beef this time?3where’s the beef? American English spoken used when you think someone’s promises sound good, but you want to know what they actually plan to do
corned beef
beef1 noun
beef2 verb
beefbeef2 verb [intransitive]
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informal to complain a lotbeef about They’re always beefing about something.beef something ↔ up phrasal verb informal to improve something or make it more interesting, more important etc:  a beefed-up news story We need to beef the campaign up.
WDF

beef

[bi:f]beefed, beefing, beefs

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Spoken:

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beefed[202] beefing[262] beefs[298]
牛肉(82%),加强(9%),抱怨(3%),牢骚(2%),肌肉(2%),告发(1%),力气(1%)
n.牛肉;肌肉;食用牛;牢骚
vt.养;加强
vi.抱怨,告发;发牢骚

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