beef

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beef1 /biːf/ ●●● S3 noun  1  [uncountable]DF the meat from a cow 牛肉 roast beef 烤牛肉 We have both dairy and beef cattle on the farm. 我们农场里奶牛和菜牛都有。2  [countable] informalCOMPLAIN a complaint 牢骚，怨言 OK, so what’s the beef this time? 好了，这一次又有什么苦要诉？3. where’s the beef? PLAN American English spoken used when you think someone’s promises sound good, but you want to know what they actually plan to do 葫芦里究竟卖什么药？ → corned beef

Examples from the Corpus

beef• But does that mean you don't need to worry about the risks of eating beef?• In the land of the cowboy you might expect beef to be an unfailingly popular dish.• Since 1975 the consumption of beef has decreased from 89 pounds per capita to 76. 5 pounds per capita.• Good old rice mixed with chicken or beef.• The prime beef is aged on the premises.• If pastrami is too strong a flavour for your taste, then use roast beef or ham instead.• In the meantime, the milk remains ideal for cheese-making and the breed's beef production is creditable for a dairy type.• Toucans sit in cages and aluminum pots steam with hot food, stewed beef and chicken or sausage and potatoes.beef2 verb [intransitive]  1 informalCOMPLAIN to complain a lot 老发牢骚，怨声不断beef about They’re always beefing about something. 他们总是有这样那样的不满。2 beef something ↔ up phrasal verb informal IMPROVEto improve something or make it more interesting, more important etc 加强；改进；充实 a beefed-up news story 一个内容充实的新闻报道 We need to beef the campaign up. 我们的宣传活动要加把劲儿。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

beef• Casino security officials said their forces were beefed by a third, but they had little trouble during the game.• Admittedly, these were early days in the season, before the tough training schedule at Richmond had beefed up fitness levels.• Everything has been beefed up, from the sound to the onstage visuals, now in dazzling Human League proportions.• The program gives money to primarily low-income schools to beef up staff and resources for individualized instruction to disadvantaged children.• They can beef up your status if you're a society hostess.beef about• They're always beefing about how much work I give them.Origin beef1 (1100-1200) Old French buef, from Latin bos “ox”

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beef¹ S3 /biːf/ noun1. [uncountable] the meat from a cow:
    roast beef
    We have both dairy and beef cattle on the farm.
2. [countable] informal a complaint:
    OK, so what’s the beef this time?
3. where’s the beef? American English spoken used when you think someone’s promises sound good, but you want to know what they actually plan to do
⇨ corned beef

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beef² verb [intransitive]
informal to complain a lot
    beef about
    They’re always beefing about something.
     
beef something ↔ up phrasal verb informal
  to improve something or make it more interesting, more important etc:
    a beefed-up news story
    We need to beef the campaign up.