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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   beef

   • IPA[bēf]

   美式

   • n.
     the flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food；a cow, bull, or ox fattened for its meat.
   • v.
     complain

   • noun: beef, plural noun: beeves

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food there was the smell of roast beef beef cattle
   • ▪ a cow, bull, or ox fattened for its meat.
   • 2. informal flesh or muscle, typically when well developed he needs a little more beef on his bones 同義詞 muscle, muscularity, brawn, bulk, heftiness, ... 更多burliness, huskiness, physique, strength, powerfulness, robustness, sturdiness, stockiness
   • ▪ strength or power he's been brought in to give the team more beef
   • 3. informal a complaint or grievance he has a beef with American education: it doesn't teach the basics of investing 同義詞 complaint, criticism, objection, protestation, cavil, ... 更多quibble, grievance, grumble, moan, grumbling, carping, informalgripe, griping, grouse, grousing, nitpicking, whinge, whingeing
   • 4. US informal a criminal charge a drunk-driving beef

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. informal complain he was beefing about how the recession was killing the business

   片語

   • beef up