| 释义 |
Kobe, n.
Brit. |ˈkəʊbi|, |ˈkəʊbeɪ|, U.S. |ˈkoʊbi|, |ˈkoʊˌbeɪ|
Forms: 19– Kobe, 19– Kobé; Also with lower-case initial.
[‹ Kobe, the name of the capital city of Hyogo Prefecture in Japan, famed for the quality of its beef.
With Kobe beef at compare Japanese Kōbe-gyū Kobe beef (lit. ‘Kobe cattle’; compare -gyū > n.).]
A type of high-quality tender marbled beef with a high proportion of unsaturated fat, originating in the area around Kobe. Also: the Tajima breed of Wagyu cattle from which this is obtained. Freq. attrib., esp. in Kobe beef. Cf. Wagyu n.
1900J. C. C. Newton Japan i. 26 Kobé beef is becoming noted in all the treaty ports. 1934S. Akimoto Lure of Japan 125 Among the famous things which Kobe is noted for must be mentioned the so-called Kobe beef. 1975R. L. Duncan Dragons at Gate (1976) iii. 99, I have ordered Kobe steaks. 1996Oregonian (Nexis) 28 May b10 The Japanese slaughter 750,000 head of Kobe a year. 2007Wall St. Jrnl. 1–2 Sept. b4/2 Twelve million dollars is a lot of money for an 8-year-old dog, even if her kibble is made from kobe. |