英语词汇“beef”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

beefbeef1 /bif/ ●●● S2 noun

ETYMOLOGYbeef¹

Origin: 1100-1200 Old French buef, from Latin bos ox

COLLOCATIONS► had a beef with

Some guy who had a beef with the manager came in.

1[uncountable] the meat from a cow: roast beef2[countable] informal a complaint: Some guy who had a beef with the manager came in.3where’s the beef? spoken used when you think someone’s words and promises sound good, but you want to know what he or she actually plans to do: “Where’s the beef?” reporters asked Democratic leaders at a news conference. [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French buef, from Latin bos ox] → see also corned beef, ground beef at ground3 (1)

noun | verb

beefbeef2 verb [intransitive]

VERB TABLE

beef

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	beef
	he, she, it	beefs
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	beefed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have beefed
	he, she, it	has beefed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had beefed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will beef
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have beefed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am beefing
	he, she, it	is beefing
	you, we, they	are beefing
Past	I, he, she, it	was beefing
	you, we, they	were beefing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been beefing
	he, she, it	has been beefing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been beefing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be beefing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been beefing

informal to complain a lot: beef about They’re always beefing about something.beef something ↔ up phrasal verb informal to improve something, especially to make it stronger or more interesting: Airport security has been beefed up.