牛肉英语
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释义:
1、n.牛肉;菜牛(饲养以供肉食的牛);体力;怨言,牢骚
They bought so much beef that some went bad.
他们买了太多牛肉,有些都变质了。
2、vi.抱怨,大发牢骚
Driver: Lady, you look unhappy. What's the beef?
司机:女士,你看起来不太高兴,你在抱怨什么?
词源解说:
直接源自古英语的boef,意为牛,牛肉。
经典引文:
As from his cattle, the beef had dwindled from the man, but he was still large.
从他的牛来看,牛肉已经从那个人身上缩了下来,但他仍然很大。