名詞 beef:

1. cattle that are reared for their meat
   同義詞：beef cattle
2. meat from an adult domestic bovine
   同義詞：boeuf
3. informal terms for objecting
   同義詞：gripe, kick, bitch, squawk

動詞 beef:

1. complain
   同義詞：gripe, grouse, crab, squawk, bellyache, holler

1. Do you like stewed beef?
   你喜歡吃燉牛肉嗎？
2. Africa is exporting beef to Europe.
   非洲向歐洲出口牛肉。
3. The beef is roasting nicely on the spit.
   這塊牛肉在烤肉叉上烤得很好。
4. The dish of boiled beef and carrot tastes good.
   那道清燉牛肉胡蘿卜的菜味道不錯。
5. He's got plenty of beef.
   他肌肉發(fā)達。
6. Would you like some beef steaks?
   想要些牛排嗎？

beef

n.（名詞）
【復數(shù)】 beeves[bôvz] 或 beef

A full-grown steer, bull, ox, or cow, especially one intended for use as meat.
牛：完全成長的閹牛、未閹割的牛、公?；蚰概?，尤指因肉用而蓄養(yǎng)的牛
The flesh of a slaughtered full-grown steer, bull, ox, or cow.
牛肉：宰殺了的完全成長的閹牛、未閹割的牛、公?；蚰概５娜?/br>Informal Human muscle; brawn.
【非正式用語】 人的肌肉；肌肉
pl. beefs Slang A complaint.
【復數(shù)】 beefs 【俚語】 抱怨
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
beefed,beef.ing,beefs 【俚語】
To complain.
發(fā)牢騷

<常用詞組>beef up 【非正式用語】
To make or become greater or stronger:
使更強大，使更強壯：使變?yōu)榛虺蔀楦鼜姶蠡蚋鼜妷眩?/br>例句：
beef up the defense budget.
增加防御預算

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French buef
源自 古法語 buef
from Latin bôs bov- * see g wou-
源自 拉丁語 bôs bov- *參見 g wou-