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beef

/ˈbif/KK

練發音
名詞
國中
難度 3 個義項
飲食
also used as a verb
food
informal complaint
變化形
複數

beeves

1.
牛肉
極常用

牛的肉,作為食物食用。通常是不可數名詞。

用法:通常不加冠詞,也不使用複數形式。若要表示不同種類或份數,可使用「塊」或「份」等量詞。

beef stew
beef steak|例句:We had beef noodles for dinner.|我們晚餐吃牛肉麵。
beef noodles
ground beef
roast beef

We had beef noodles for dinner.

我們晚餐吃牛肉麵。

2.
抱怨;不滿;牢騷
常用
非正式

對某人或某件事的不滿,通常用於非正式場合。

用法:此義通常是可數名詞,常見結構為「對某人或某事有意見」。

have a beef with someone
a minor beef
例句:I have a beef with the school bus schedule because it is often late。|我對校車時刻表有意見,因為校車常常遲到。

I have a beef with the school bus because it is often late.

我對校車有意見,因為它常常遲到。

3.
抱怨;發牢騷
較少用
非正式

對某件事表示不滿或提出抱怨,使用上很非正式。

用法:通常接介系詞「對」所對應的英文介系詞,使用結構為「抱怨某人或某事」。

beef about something
stop beefing about something
例句:He keeps beefing about his homework,but he has not started it yet。|他一直抱怨作業,但到現在還沒開始寫。

He keeps beefing about his homework, but he has not started it yet.

他一直抱怨作業,但到現在還沒開始寫。

常見錯誤

He beefed the late bus.

He beefed about the late bus.

I have a beef about the school rule.

I have a beef with the school rule.

I ordered beefs at the restaurant.

I ordered two servings of beef at the restaurant.

I ate a beef for lunch.

I ate beef for lunch.

相關字詞
chicken 易混淆
beef up 片語形式
cattle 常見搭配
steak 近義
meat 上位
學習提示

・表示食物時,beef 通常是不可數名詞,例如「吃牛肉」應使用 eat beef。

・「對某人或某事有意見」常用片語 have a beef with。

・beef 作為「抱怨」的動詞很非正式,正式寫作可改用 complain。

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