1.meat的基本意思是“肉”,指除了鱼和禽类以外的,所有可以被人类食用的肉类。引申可指“主要或重要部分”。
2.meat通常不用于复数形式,但meats可指“各种肉类”。
3.a cut of meat指“一块〔刀〕肉”; a dish of meat指“一盘肉”; a piece of meat指“一片肉”。
meat and drink to
快乐的源泉,生活的目的 source of great enjoyment to sb; what sb lives for
The weekly letters from his son are meat and drink to the old man.儿子每周的来信对这位老人来说是极大的快慰。
Retail meat prices are likely to be higher soon.肉类零售价格可能很快要上涨。
The butcher weighed the meat on the scales.肉铺掌柜用盘秤称肉。
His religion forbids the eating of meat.他信仰的宗教禁止食肉。
Shall we have fish instead of meat today?今天我们不吃肉吃鱼好吗?
We need a balanced diet, not just meat.我们需要均衡饮食,不仅仅是肉。
This meat is not very fresh.这肉不太新鲜。
This meat is tough enough for my son.我儿子咬不动这块肉。
To make tough meat tender enough to eat, you must cook it for a long time.要使老的肉做得嚼得动,你必须烧得时间长些。
Lean meat is healthier for you than fatty meat.瘦肉比肥肉更有益于健康。
The smell of the rotten meat was enough!这腐臭的肉闻一下就够人受的了!
There's not much meat on that bone.那块骨头上没有多少肉。
There are meats and pickles.有各种肉类和各种泡菜。
I'd like a cut of meat.我要买块肉。
The dog was biting a piece of meat.那只狗叼着一片肉。
This chapter contains the meat of the writer's argument.这一章包含着作者论证的主要部分。
meat, flesh
参见flesh条。
meat, pork
参见pork条。
肉食是营养品。
[误] A meat is nourishing.
[误] Meats are nourishing.
[正] Meat is nourishing.
[析] meat作为肉食的统称时为不可数名词,因此不能用a,也没有复数。
[同义词] flesh
[词源] <古英语mete(膳食)
