单词 | meat |
释义 | meat n.   1. the flesh of animals (esp. mammals) as food.   2. (foll. by of) the essence or chief part of.   3. US the edible part of fruits, nuts, eggs, shellfish, etc.   4. archaic a food of any kind. b a meal. Phrases and idioms meat and drink a source of great pleasure. meat-axe a butcher's cleaver. meat-fly (pl. -flies) a fly that breeds in meat. meat loaf minced or chopped meat moulded into the shape of a loaf and baked. meat safe a cupboard for storing meat, usu. of wire gauze etc. Derivatives meatless adj. Etymology: OE mete food f. Gmc |
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