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beef tea

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌbeef ˈtea noun [uncountable]  DFDa hot drink made from beef that used to be given to people when they were ill 〔过去给病人吃的〕牛肉汤,牛肉汁
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beef teaAt ten o'clock she gave him beef tea and brandy.She would send over beef tea and other delicacies to try and cheer them up.
ˌbeef ˈtea nounChineseSyllable
made Corpus from drink a that used beef hot


beef tea
ˌbeef ˈtea noun [uncountable]
a hot drink made from beef that used to be given to people when they were ill


beef teaBrE /ˌbiːf ˈtiː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbiːf ˈtiː/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (BrE) a hot drink made by boiling beef in water. It used to be given to people who were sick. 牛肉茶,牛肉汤(旧时给病人喝)