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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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verb
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
Word Origin
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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]
Verb Table
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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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