"beef" in Chinese (Traditional)
牛肉
Definition
Beef 指牛或其他牛類動物的肉,常見於牛排、漢堡和燉菜等食物中。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
表示食物時通常是不可數名詞,說 'some beef',不說 'a beef'。在菜單和食譜裡,常見搭配有 'ground beef'、'roast beef' 和 'beef stew'。在非正式語境中,尤其是美式英語裡,'beef' 還可以表示抱怨或衝突,如 'have a beef with someone'。
Examples
We had beef and rice for dinner.
我們晚飯喫了**牛肉**和白飯。
This soup has beef in it.
這湯裡有**牛肉**。
She does not eat beef.
她不喫**牛肉**。
Can you grab some ground beef for tacos on your way home?
你回家的路上可以買點做塔可用的**牛絞肉**嗎?
The beef stew smelled amazing after cooking all afternoon.
那鍋**牛肉**燉菜煮了一整個下午後聞起來香極了。
I still have a beef with him over what happened last year.
因為去年的那件事,我跟他之間還是有**過節**。