beef
[bi:f] noun
MEAT 肉
ADVANCED uncountable
■the flesh of cattle (= cows) which is eaten 牛肉•The spaghetti sauce is made with UK minced / US ground beef.这种意粉的调味汁是用牛肉碎做成的。 •People in England often have roast beef and Yorkshire pudding for lunch on Sundays.英国人在星期天的午餐，通常是吃烤牛肉和约克郡布丁。 •He is a beef cattle farmer.他专门饲养菜牛。
[bi:f] noun
FORCE 力气
uncountable mainly UK informal
■strength, power or force 力量，力气•He said that the newly published government report didn't have much beef in it.他称新发布的政府报告没甚么力度。 •Push harder! Put some beef into it!再用点力推！加把劲！
[bi:f] noun
COMPLAINT 抱怨
countable informal
■a complaint 抱怨•My main beef about the job is that I have to work on Saturdays.我对这份工作最大的不满是周六还要上班。
[bi:f] verb intransitive informal
■to complain 抱怨•He was beefing about having to do the shopping.他在为不得不去购物而抱怨。
[bi:f] verb intransitive informal
Phrasal Verbs [M] beef sth up
■to make something stronger or more important 加强，充实•We need to find some new players to beef up the team.我们要招纳几个新队员，加强全队的实力。 •The company has plans to beef up its production.公司计划扩大生产。 •Your report on the new car park is fine, but why don't you beef it up a bit with some figures?你那份关于新停车场的报告很不错，但怎么不加一些数据，让报告更充实呢？ |