| [/miːt; mit/] n 用法:
1 [U, C] flesh of animals, esp mammals rather than fish or birds, used as food （食用的）肉（尤指哺乳动物的肉）:
meat-eating animals 吃肉动物 *
fresh meat, ie from a recently killed animal 鲜肉 *
frozen meat, ie meat frozen to keep it in good condition 冻肉 *
cooked meats 熟肉 *
[attrib 作定语] a meat pie 肉饼 *
a joint/slice of meat 一大块[一片]肉 *
(joc 谑) a skinny boy without much meat on him 瘦得皮包骨的男孩儿. 用法:
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. 这一章包含著作者论证的主要部分. 用法:
3 [U] (arch 古) food in general （泛指）食物:
meat and `drink 饮食. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) meat and `drink to sb a source of great enjoyment to sb; what sb lives for 快乐的源泉; 生活的目的:
Scandal and gossip are meat and drink to him. 各种丑闻和流言蜚语是他最感兴趣的事. |