meat

英 [miːt]

美 [miːt]

n.  肉类; (某种)食用肉; 重要的部分; 有趣的部分

复数：meats　

中考高考IELTSCET4考研经济

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2283 / COCA.1788

同义词辨析

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习惯用语

n.

meat and drink to sb
• 让某人非常开心的事
  something that sb enjoys very much
dead meat
• 处境艰难；倒大霉
  in serious trouble
• If anyone finds out, you're dead meat.
  如果有人发现，你可要倒大霉了。
one man's meat is another man's poison
• 兴趣爱好因人而异；一人手中宝，他人脚下草
  used to say that different people like different things; what one person likes very much, another person does not like at all

牛津词典

noun

• 肉类；（某种）食用肉
  the flesh of an animal or a bird eaten as food; a particular type of this
  1. a piece/slice of meat
     一块 / 一片肉
  2. horse meat (= from a horse)
     马肉
  3. dog meat (= for a dog)
     喂狗的肉
  4. meat-eating animals
     食肉动物
  5. There's not much meat on this chop.
     这块猪排上没什么肉。
  6. There's not much meat on her (= she is very thin).
     她太瘦了。
• 重要的部分；有趣的部分
  the important or interesting part of sth
  1. This chapter contains the real meat of the writer's argument.
     这一章包含了作者的主要论点。

柯林斯词典

• N-MASS (供食用的)肉
  Meatis flesh taken from a dead animal that people cook and eat.
  1. Meat and fish are relatively expensive.
     肉和鱼相对来说比较贵。
  2. ...imported meat products.
     进口肉制品
  3. ...a buffet of cold meats and salads.
     有冷肉和色拉的自助餐
• See also:luncheon meatred meatwhite meat
• PHRASE 喜欢做的事;感兴趣的事
  If you say something ismeat and drink tosomeone, you mean that they enjoy it very much.
  1. What normal people considered pressure was meat and drink to him.
     一般人认为有压力的事情在他看来却是快乐无比的事。
• PHRASE 最基本的部分;根本部分;关键
  If you refer tothe meat and potatoes ofsomething, you mean its most basic, simple, and essential parts.
  1. What they want is the meat and potatoes of how we're going to improve this country and get our country moving again.
     他们想知道的是我们如何改善国家、让其恢复活力的基本方法。

英英释义

noun

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  1. the gist of the prosecutor's argument
  2. the heart and soul of the Republican Party
  3. the nub of the story
  Synonym:kernelsubstancecorecentercentreessencegistheartheart and soulinwardnessmarrownubpithsumnitty-gritty
• the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
• the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
  1. black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell
  Synonym:kernel

双语例句

• Rationing has made it easier to find some products like eggs, butter and meat
  定量配给使得购买鸡蛋、黄油和肉类等产品更加便捷。
• New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles.
  新的研究表明，过量食用肉类和盐可能会导致肌肉收缩。
• Mince the meat and the onion.
  把肉和洋葱剁碎吧。
• I picked on simple things — rice and peas, meat and bread.
  我选了些简单的：豌豆米饭和夹肉面包。
• It is made with fresh minced meat, cooked with onion and a rich tomato sauce.
  这道菜用鲜肉沫加洋葱和浓郁的番茄酱做成。
• She wished they had a cooler to hold some luncheon meat, some sodas.
  她希望他们能有个小冰柜来放点午餐肉和汽水。
• Meat and fish are relatively expensive.
  肉和鱼相对来说比较贵。
• What normal people considered pressure was meat and drink to him.
  一般人认为有压力的事情在他看来却是快乐无比的事。
• The meat had been left out for days and had started to smell.
  这肉放在外边已有好几天了，都开始有臭味了。
• Sprinkle the meat with salt and place in the pan
  在肉上撒上盐，然后放进平底锅。