meat
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++meat /miːt/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 1 
[countable, uncountable]DFTA the flesh of animals and birds eaten as food 〔供食用的〕肉 I gave up eating meat a few months ago. 我几个月以前开始不吃肉了。 raw meat 生肉 a meat pie 肉馅饼 a selection of cold meats 各种冷盘肉red meat (=a dark-coloured meat, for example beef) 红色肉类〔如牛肉等〕white meat (=meat that is pale in colour, for example chicken) 白色肉类〔如鸡肉等〕2 [uncountable]IMPORTANT something interesting or important in a talk, book, film etc 〔谈话、书籍、电影等中〕有趣[重要]的内容 There’s no meat to their arguments. 他们的论据里没有实质性的内容。 We then got down to the real meat of the debate (=the main and most interesting part of it). 我们接下来进入了辩论的最精彩部分。3. somebody doesn’t have much meat on him/her British English, need some (more) meat on your bones American English informalTHIN PERSON used to say that someone looks very thin 某人身上没多少肉4. one man’s meat is another man’s poison LIKE somebody OR somethingused to say that something that one person likes may not be liked by someone else 甲之熊掌，乙之砒霜；一个人喜欢的另一个人未必喜欢5 be easy meat British English informalTRICK/DECEIVE if someone is easy meat, they are easy to defeat, deceive, or hurt 易被击败的人；易上当受骗的人；易受伤害的人be easy meat for San Marino should be easy meat for England in next week’s match. 下周的那场比赛圣马力诺队要被英格兰队轻松击败了。6 the meat and potatoes American English informalIMPORTANT the most important or basic parts of a discussion, decision, piece of work etc 〔讨论、决定、工作等中〕最重要[最基本]的部分 Let’s get down to the meat and potatoes. How much are you going to pay me for this? 我们来谈最关键的问题: 你打算为此付我多少钱？7 be meat and drink to somebody British EnglishENJOY/LIKE DOING something to be something that someone enjoys doing or finds very easy to do because they have done it many times before 是某人最拿手的事 The first five questions in the quiz were about football, which was meat and drink to Brian. 知识竞赛的前五个问题有关足球，这是布赖恩最拿手的了。n COLLOCATIONSverbseat meatI don't eat meat - I'm vegetarian.People are eating less meat these days.have meat in it (=contain meat)Does this stew have meat in it?adjectivesraw (=not cooked)The dogs are fed on raw meat.cookedHow will I know when the meat is cooked?undercooked (=not cooked enough)Eating undercooked meat can make you very ill.tough (=difficult to chew)The meat was tough and chewy.lean (=with little fat)Try to eat more lean meat, fish and chicken.fatty (=with a lot of fat)People are being urged to eat less fatty meat.red meat (=a dark-coloured meat such as beef)For health reasons, you should eat less red meat.white meat (=a light-coloured meat such as chicken)White meat is supposed to be healthier.phrasesa joint of meat British English (=a large piece of meat, sometimes containing a bone)He began to carve the joint of meat.a cut of meat (=a joint of meat taken from a particular part of an animal)Cheaper cuts of meat can be tough.a slice of meat (=a thin piece of meat cut from a larger piece)He helped himself to another slice of meat.
[countable, uncountable]DFTA the flesh of animals and birds eaten as food 〔供食用的〕肉 I gave up eating meat a few months ago. 我几个月以前开始不吃肉了。 raw meat 生肉 a meat pie 肉馅饼 a selection of cold meats 各种冷盘肉red meat (=a dark-coloured meat, for example beef) 红色肉类〔如牛肉等〕white meat (=meat that is pale in colour, for example chicken) 白色肉类〔如鸡肉等〕2 [uncountable]IMPORTANT something interesting or important in a talk, book, film etc 〔谈话、书籍、电影等中〕有趣[重要]的内容 There’s no meat to their arguments. 他们的论据里没有实质性的内容。 We then got down to the real meat of the debate (=the main and most interesting part of it). 我们接下来进入了辩论的最精彩部分。3. somebody doesn’t have much meat on him/her British English, need some (more) meat on your bones American English informalTHIN PERSON used to say that someone looks very thin 某人身上没多少肉4. one man’s meat is another man’s poison LIKE somebody OR somethingused to say that something that one person likes may not be liked by someone else 甲之熊掌，乙之砒霜；一个人喜欢的另一个人未必喜欢5 be easy meat British English informalTRICK/DECEIVE if someone is easy meat, they are easy to defeat, deceive, or hurt 易被击败的人；易上当受骗的人；易受伤害的人be easy meat for San Marino should be easy meat for England in next week’s match. 下周的那场比赛圣马力诺队要被英格兰队轻松击败了。6 the meat and potatoes American English informalIMPORTANT the most important or basic parts of a discussion, decision, piece of work etc 〔讨论、决定、工作等中〕最重要[最基本]的部分 Let’s get down to the meat and potatoes. How much are you going to pay me for this? 我们来谈最关键的问题: 你打算为此付我多少钱？7 be meat and drink to somebody British EnglishENJOY/LIKE DOING something to be something that someone enjoys doing or finds very easy to do because they have done it many times before 是某人最拿手的事 The first five questions in the quiz were about football, which was meat and drink to Brian. 知识竞赛的前五个问题有关足球，这是布赖恩最拿手的了。n COLLOCATIONSverbseat meatI don't eat meat - I'm vegetarian.People are eating less meat these days.have meat in it (=contain meat)Does this stew have meat in it?adjectivesraw (=not cooked)The dogs are fed on raw meat.cookedHow will I know when the meat is cooked?undercooked (=not cooked enough)Eating undercooked meat can make you very ill.tough (=difficult to chew)The meat was tough and chewy.lean (=with little fat)Try to eat more lean meat, fish and chicken.fatty (=with a lot of fat)People are being urged to eat less fatty meat.red meat (=a dark-coloured meat such as beef)For health reasons, you should eat less red meat.white meat (=a light-coloured meat such as chicken)White meat is supposed to be healthier.phrasesa joint of meat British English (=a large piece of meat, sometimes containing a bone)He began to carve the joint of meat.a cut of meat (=a joint of meat taken from a particular part of an animal)Cheaper cuts of meat can be tough.a slice of meat (=a thin piece of meat cut from a larger piece)He helped himself to another slice of meat.Examples from the Corpus
meat• spaghetti and meat sauce• Season the buffalo meat with pepper, thyme, rosemary, salt, ground chili, and cumin.• cold meats• We can only afford to eat meat twice a week, the rest of the time it's beans and rice.• I stopped eating meat when I was 14.• The works range from the sublime, with textured prints in iridescent gold, to humorously eccentric meat and sky collages.• His appetite for meat, pasta and pretty women is said to be undiminished.• Lean meat, fish, poultry, dry beans and peas: Five to six ounces cooked daily.• Anyway, they couldn't light a fire and there was no meat.• Finally we got down to the real meat of the debate.white meat• The muscle fibres of white meat, by contrast, have a low content of myoglobin and mitochondria.• Authentic chicken is another good choice, tender pieces of white meat chicken basted with a mild yellow sauce reminiscent of curry.• Dark meat has long been considered fatter and less tender than white meat, but more flavourful.• Except the last two, all are made with white meat.• Serve them chilled either as an aperitif or try them with white meat, poultry dishes and cheeses.• Your white meat Is nightmare food.the ... meat of• The meat of these wild birds is dark and rich compared to that of domestic ducks.• The bright flavor of paprika, in combination with sour cream, is a perfect foil for the succulent meat of rabbit.• Nor did any allergic reactions arise in those who ate the meat of animals who had been fed a gene-spliced soybean diet.• If it is the meat of a buffalo, what precise part of the animal does it come from?• Others suggest the dark meat of turkey.• Tenderise the meat of older hare and develop its flavour by marinating it in oil, wine and wine vinegar.• I gave them the meat of the dead animal, and they gave us more food and water.• And having disposed of these five, thought Douglas, let's get down to the meat of the matter.Origin meat Old English mete “food”meat noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese
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meat S2 W3 /miːt/
noun
1. [uncountable and countable] the flesh of animals and birds eaten as food:
I gave up eating meat a few months ago.
raw meat
a meat pie
a selection of cold meats
red meat (=a dark-coloured meat, for example beef)
white meat (=meat that is pale in colour, for example chicken)
2. [uncountable] something interesting or important in a talk, book, film etc:
There’s no meat to their arguments.
We then got down to the real meat of the debate (=the main and most interesting part of it).
3. somebody doesn’t have much meat on him/her British Englishneed some (more) meat on your bones American English informal used to say that someone looks very thin
4. one man’s meat is another man’s poison used to say that something that one person likes may not be liked by someone else
5. be easy meat British English informal if someone is easy meat, they are easy to defeat, deceive, or hurt
be easy meat for
San Marino should be easy meat for England in next week’s match.
6. the meat and potatoes American English informal the most important or basic parts of a discussion, decision, piece of work etc:
Let’s get down to the meat and potatoes. How much are you going to pay me for this?
7. be meat and drink to somebody British English to be something that someone enjoys doing or finds very easy to do because they have done it many times before:
The first five questions in the quiz were about football, which was meat and drink to Brian.
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▪eat meat I don't eat meat - I'm vegetarian. | People are eating less meat these days.
▪have meat in it (=contain meat) Does this stew have meat in it?
■ adjectives
▪raw (=not cooked) The dogs are fed on raw meat.
▪cooked How will I know when the meat is cooked?
▪undercooked (=not cooked enough) Eating undercooked meat can make you very ill.
▪tough (=difficult to chew) The meat was tough and chewy.
▪lean (=with little fat) Try to eat more lean meat, fish and chicken.
▪fatty (=with a lot of fat) People are being urged to eat less fatty meat.
▪red meat (=a dark-coloured meat such as beef) For health reasons, you should eat less red meat.
▪white meat (=a light-coloured meat such as chicken) White meat is supposed to be healthier.
■ phrases
▪a joint of meat British English (=a large piece of meat, sometimes containing a bone) He began to carve the joint of meat.
▪a cut of meat (=a joint of meat taken from a particular part of an animal) Cheaper cuts of meat can be tough.
▪a slice of meat (=a thin piece of meat cut from a larger piece) He helped himself to another slice of meat.
meat S2 W3 /miːt/
noun Language: Old English
Origin: mete 'food'
Origin: mete 'food'
1. [uncountable and countable] the flesh of animals and birds eaten as food:
red meat (=a dark-coloured meat, for example beef)
white meat (=meat that is pale in colour, for example chicken)
2. [uncountable] something interesting or important in a talk, book, film etc:
3. somebody doesn’t have much meat on him/her British Englishneed some (more) meat on your bones American English informal used to say that someone looks very thin
4. one man’s meat is another man’s poison used to say that something that one person likes may not be liked by someone else
5. be easy meat British English informal if someone is easy meat, they are easy to defeat, deceive, or hurt
be easy meat for
6. the meat and potatoes American English informal the most important or basic parts of a discussion, decision, piece of work etc:
7. be meat and drink to somebody British English to be something that someone enjoys doing or finds very easy to do because they have done it many times before:
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