[mass noun]the flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food
牛肉。
[count noun](
【农】 菜牛。
〈非正式〉 (尤指发达的)肌肉
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he needs a little more beef on his bones .他太瘦了,应该再长点肌肉。
〈非 正式〉 气力,力量
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he's been brought in to give the team more beef. 他被招来加强球队力量。
〈非正式〉 要点,实质,关键
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it's more a sketch than a policy —where's the beef ? 这与其说是政策,还不如说是草案—— 问题的关键在哪儿?
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〈非正式〉 牢骚,怨恨
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the beef about the warehouse was that it was too big .对仓库的牢骚是嫌它太大了。
〈美,非正式〉 犯罪指控;罪名
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getting caught with pot in the sixties was a narco beef. 在60年代吸食大麻被逮到就可以被控以吸毒罪。
〈非正式〉 抱怨,发牢骚
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he was beefing about how the recession was killing the business .他抱怨经济衰退如何坏了他的生意。
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beef something up informal give more substance or strength to something 〈非正式〉 充实,加强cost-cutting measures are planned to beef up performance . 为了提高绩效,正在计划降低成本
"Middle English: from Old French