meat
n
1 [U, C] flesh of animals, esp mammals rather than fish or birds, used as food (食用的)肉(尤指哺乳動物的肉)
meat-eating animals 吃肉動物
fresh meat, ie from a recently killed animal 鮮肉
frozen meat, ie meat frozen to keep it in good condition 凍肉
cooked meats 熟肉 * [attrib 作定語]
a meat pie 肉餅
a joint/slice of meat 一大塊[一片]肉
(joc 謔) a skinny boy without much meat on him 瘦得皮包骨的男孩兒.
2 [U] chief or important part (of sth) (某物之)主要或重要部分
This chapter contains the meat of the writer's argument. 這一章包含著作者論證的主要部分.
3 [U] (arch 古) food in general (泛指)食物: meat and `drink 飲食.
4 (idm 習語) meat and `drink to sb a source of great enjoyment to sb; what sb lives for 快樂的源泉; 生活的目的
Scandal and gossip are meat and drink to him. 各種丑聞和流言蜚語是他最感興趣的事.
?? 考研助記
我(me)在(at)吃 肉
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*[mi:t]n. 肉, 餐, 食物【經】 肉類相關詞組: as full of...as an egg is of meat be meat and drink to sb be meat for sb's master cry roast meat make meat of sb