| 单词 | tenderloin |
| 释义 | tenderloin /ten"deuhr loyn'/, n. 1. (in beef or pork) the tender meat of the muscle running through the sirloin and terminating before the ribs. 2. a cut of beef lying between the sirloin and ribs. 3. (cap.) a. (formerly) a district in New York City noted for corruption and vice: so called because police there could eat well from their bribes. b. a similar district in any U.S. city. [1820-30, Amer.; TENDER1 + LOIN] |
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