| 单词 | beef |
| 释义 | beef —beefless, adj. /beef/, n. , pl. beeves /beevz/ for 2; beefs for 4, v. n. 1. the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat. 2. an adult cow, steer, or bull raised for its meat. 3. Informal. a. brawn; muscular strength. b. strength; power. c. weight, as of a person. d. human flesh. 4. Slang. a. a complaint. b. an argument or dispute. v.i. 5. Slang. to complain; grumble. 6. beef up, a. to add strength, numbers, force, etc., to; strengthen: During the riots, the nighttime patrol force was beefed up with volunteers. b. to increase or add to: to beef up our fringe benefits. [1250-1300; 1885-90 for def. 5; ME < AF beof, OF boef < L bov- (s. of bos) ox, cow; akin to COW1] |
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