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beef

noun
 
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  1.  
     [uncountable] meat that comes from a cow牛肉
    • roast beef烤牛肉。
    • beef and dairy cattle菜牛和奶牛
    • minced/ground beef牛肉末
    • a joint/fillet/cut of beef联合/里脊/切块牛肉
    • a beef farmer/producer牛肉农民/生产者
    see also chipped beef, corned beef
    Extra Examples
    • Dad stood up to carve the beef.爸爸起身去切牛肉。
    • I bought a kilo of very lean minced beef.我买了一公斤非常瘦的碎牛肉。
    • Choose cuts of beef that are suitable for roasting.选择适合烘烤的牛肉块。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • fresh
    • lean
    • fatty
    • …
    … of beef
    • bit
    • piece
    • slice
    • …
    verb + beef
    • eat
    • boil
    • braise
    • …
    beef + noun
    • broth
    • jerky
    • stew
    • …
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  2. [countable] (informal) a complaint抱怨；牢骚
    • What's his latest beef?他最近在抱怨什么？🔊🔊
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French boef, from Latin bos, bov- ‘ox’.

beef

verb
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[intransitive] (informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they beef
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he / she / it beefs
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past simple beefed
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past participle beefed
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-ing form beefing
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. beef (about somebody/something) to complain a lot about somebody/something老是抱怨；大发牢骚
    • Don't just beef about it—do something!不要仅仅为了它而做某事！
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French boef, from Latin bos, bov- ‘ox’.