red meatn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈrɛd ˈmiːt/, U.S.

/ˈrɛd ˈmit/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., meat n.

Etymology: < red adj. + meat n.

A. n.

1. Meat which is red when raw, as beef or lamb (as opposed to chicken, pork, veal, etc.). For earlier more general reference to meat which is bloody, or red or dark in colour, see red adj. 8c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > [noun] > meat > red meat

red meat1897

gosht1982

1897 Dubuque (Iowa) Daily Herald 31 Oct. 7/3 For the evening meal, give a nutritious cream soup, then a red meat, either beef or mutton.

1944 Fortune Mar. 144/3 The diner-out, resignedly facing another meal of chicken or fish, often thinks of the postwar world strictly in terms of good red meat.

1976 M. Apple Oranging of Amer. 31 Ferguson was never crazy about chicken, but red meat he shoveled up between fork and thick bread.

2006 Mother & Baby Aug. 33/2 Tucking into plenty of iron-rich red meat, dark green leafy vegetables, eggs, dried fruits and fortified breakfast cereals should help prevent anaemia.

2. figurative. A source of (spiritual) nourishment; a thing which inspires great enthusiasm or desire.

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society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [noun] > spiritual sustenance

soul foodc1175

mannaa1200

pasturec1350

red meat1933

1933 E. O'Neill Ah, Wilderness! i. 24 Poetry's his red meat nowadays, I think—love poetry—and socialism, too, I suspect.

1992 Harper's Mag. Mar. 35/1 It's pointless..to study the good or try to keep up with the real when the novelist's red meat is now, was then, and ever will be his imagination.

2007 Independent 6 Mar. 25/3 The idea is you set up a straw man or woman and attack them... This is classic red meat for the partisans.

B. adj.

Chiefly U.S. Of an issue, topic, etc.: key, fundamental; likely to rouse strong feelings.

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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > most important > other

material1581

capital1597

supreme1791

staminal1845

red meat1968

1968 Abilene (Texas) Reporter-News 10 Oct. 10 b/3 The thumbnail description of what each presidential candidate has to offer is about the only red meat issue in this campaign.

1980 N.Y. Times 6 Nov. a25/5 They were referring to the blend of cultural conservatism and political conservatism that went into what were described as Mr. Reagan's ‘red meat’ speeches.

1998 G. Bowen Verdict in Blood x. 189 Our topic was the proliferation of conservative parties in Canada. It was a red-meat topic, and Ken Leung made it sizzle.

2004 J. G. Dunne Nothing Lost i. 66 It's the red-meat speech. ‘You elect Poppy McClure, you..send a message to the welfare bureaucrats.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red meat
释义	red meatn.adj. Brit. /ˈrɛd ˈmiːt/, U.S. /ˈrɛd ˈmit/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., meat n. Etymology: < red adj. + meat n. A. n. 1. Meat which is red when raw, as beef or lamb (as opposed to chicken, pork, veal, etc.). For earlier more general reference to meat which is bloody, or red or dark in colour, see red adj. 8c. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > [noun] > meat > red meat red meat1897 gosht1982 1897 Dubuque (Iowa) Daily Herald 31 Oct. 7/3 For the evening meal, give a nutritious cream soup, then a red meat, either beef or mutton. 1944 Fortune Mar. 144/3 The diner-out, resignedly facing another meal of chicken or fish, often thinks of the postwar world strictly in terms of good red meat. 1976 M. Apple Oranging of Amer. 31 Ferguson was never crazy about chicken, but red meat he shoveled up between fork and thick bread. 2006 Mother & Baby Aug. 33/2 Tucking into plenty of iron-rich red meat, dark green leafy vegetables, eggs, dried fruits and fortified breakfast cereals should help prevent anaemia. 2. figurative. A source of (spiritual) nourishment; a thing which inspires great enthusiasm or desire. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [noun] > spiritual sustenance soul foodc1175 mannaa1200 pasturec1350 red meat1933 1933 E. O'Neill Ah, Wilderness! i. 24 Poetry's his red meat nowadays, I think—love poetry—and socialism, too, I suspect. 1992 Harper's Mag. Mar. 35/1 It's pointless..to study the good or try to keep up with the real when the novelist's red meat is now, was then, and ever will be his imagination. 2007 Independent 6 Mar. 25/3 The idea is you set up a straw man or woman and attack them... This is classic red meat for the partisans. B. adj. Chiefly U.S. Of an issue, topic, etc.: key, fundamental; likely to rouse strong feelings. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > most important > other material1581 capital1597 supreme1791 staminal1845 red meat1968 1968 Abilene (Texas) Reporter-News 10 Oct. 10 b/3 The thumbnail description of what each presidential candidate has to offer is about the only red meat issue in this campaign. 1980 N.Y. Times 6 Nov. a25/5 They were referring to the blend of cultural conservatism and political conservatism that went into what were described as Mr. Reagan's ‘red meat’ speeches. 1998 G. Bowen Verdict in Blood x. 189 Our topic was the proliferation of conservative parties in Canada. It was a red-meat topic, and Ken Leung made it sizzle. 2004 J. G. Dunne Nothing Lost i. 66 It's the red-meat speech. ‘You elect Poppy McClure, you..send a message to the welfare bureaucrats.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1897
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