meat

noun

1. 肉类；（某种）食用肉
   the flesh of an animal or a bird eaten as food; a particular type of this
   1. a piece/slice of meat
      一块 / 一片肉
   2. horse meat (= from a horse)
      马肉
   3. dog meat (= for a dog)
      喂狗的肉
   4. meat-eating animals
      食肉动物
   5. There's not much meat on this chop.
      这块猪排上没什么肉。
   6. There's not much meat on her (= she is very thin).
      她太瘦了。
2. 重要的部分；有趣的部分
   the important or interesting part of sth
   1. This chapter contains the real meat of the writer's argument.
      这一章包含了作者的主要论点。

1. N-MASS (供食用的)肉
   Meat is flesh taken from a dead animal that people cook and eat.
   1. Meat and fish are relatively expensive.
      肉和鱼相对来说比较贵。
   2. ...imported meat products.
      进口肉制品
   3. ...a buffet of cold meats and salads.
      有冷肉和色拉的自助餐
2. See also: luncheon meat red meat white meat
3. PHRASE 喜欢做的事;感兴趣的事
   If you say something is meat and drink to someone, you mean that they enjoy it very much.
   1. What normal people considered pressure was meat and drink to him.
      一般人认为有压力的事情在他看来却是快乐无比的事。
4. PHRASE 最基本的部分;根本部分;关键
   If you refer to the meat and potatoes of something, you mean its most basic, simple, and essential parts.
   1. What they want is the meat and potatoes of how we're going to improve this country and get our country moving again.
      他们想知道的是我们如何改善国家、让其恢复活力的基本方法。

1. Cut down on animal fats found in red meat, hard cheeses and so on.
   减少摄入存在于红色肉类、硬干酪等中的动物脂肪。
2. The government increased prices on several basic commodities like bread and meat.
   政府提高了面包、肉类等几种基本商品的价格。
3. New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles.
   新的研究表明，过量食用肉类和盐可能会导致肌肉收缩。
4. They have enough trouble finding nutritious food without crossing meat off their shopping lists.
   不把肉从他们的购物单中画掉，他们就很难买到有营养的食物。
5. Red meat, eaten to excess, is very high in fat and calories.
   过量食用的红肉中脂肪和卡路里含量很高。
6. Lunch was a feast of meat and vegetables, cheese, yoghurt and fruit, with unlimited wine
   午餐很丰盛，有肉、蔬菜、奶酪、酸奶、水果，酒无限量供应。
7. She wished they had a cooler to hold some luncheon meat, some sodas.
   她希望他们能有个小冰柜来放点午餐肉和汽水。
8. Rationing has made it easier to find some products like eggs, butter and meat
   定量配给使得购买鸡蛋、黄油和肉类等产品更加便捷。
9. Meat and fish are relatively expensive.
   肉和鱼相对来说比较贵。
10. What normal people considered pressure was meat and drink to him.
    一般人认为有压力的事情在他看来却是快乐无比的事。
11. What they want is the meat and potatoes of how we're going to improve this country and get our country moving again.
    他们想知道的是我们如何改善国家、让其恢复活力的基本方法。
12. I've eaten ostrich meat on the continent.
    我在欧洲大陆时吃过鸵鸟肉。
13. It is made with fresh minced meat, cooked with onion and a rich tomato sauce.
    这道菜用鲜肉沫加洋葱和浓郁的番茄酱做成。
14. Items like bread, milk and meat were either unavailable or could be obtained only on the black market
    像面包、牛奶和肉之类的东西要么是买不到，要么就是只能去黑市买。
15. Their food is adequate. It includes meat at least every other day, vegetables and fruit
    他们的伙食足够丰富了，有蔬菜、水果，而且至少每隔一天吃一次肉。
16. I picked on simple things — rice and peas, meat and bread.
    我选了些简单的：豌豆米饭和夹肉面包。
17. The meat in all of the open flasks putrefied.
    所有开口瓶中的肉都腐烂了。
18. Season the meat with salt and pepper
    用盐和胡椒粉给肉调味。
19. Mix the meat with the onion, carrot, and some seasoning.
    把肉和洋葱、胡萝卜及一些佐料搅拌在一起。
20. Spoon the sauce over the meat.
    用调羹将调味汁浇在肉上。
21. Sprinkle the meat with salt and place in the pan
    在肉上撒上盐，然后放进平底锅。
22. He is poisoned by eating rotten meat.
    他由于吃了腐肉而中毒。
23. Mince the meat and the onion.
    把肉和洋葱剁碎吧。
24. The meat smells a bit off.; The meat smells bad.
    肉发臭了。
25. This stir-fried meat is very tender.
    这肉炒得很嫩。
26. The meat has gone bad.
    这肉已变质了。
27. The meat was salted away for future use.
    肉腌了起来，以备日后食用。
28. The meat had been left out for days and had started to smell.
    这肉放在外边已有好几天了，都开始有臭味了。
29. This meat should be seasoned with salt and mustard.
    这肉里应该加点盐和芥末调味。
30. Price for meat dropped.
    肉跌价了。

  flesh meat pork【】

  flesh n. 肉

〔辨析〕指人或动物的肉。

  meat n. 肉

〔辨析〕指供食用的肉，如畜类、禽类的肉。

  pork n. 猪肉

〔辨析〕通常指未经腌制或熏制的新鲜猪肉。

n.

meat and drink to sb

• 让某人非常开心的事
  something that sb enjoys very much

dead meat

• 处境艰难；倒大霉
  in serious trouble
  1. If anyone finds out, you're dead meat.
     如果有人发现，你可要倒大霉了。

one man's meat is another man's poison

• 兴趣爱好因人而异；一人手中宝，他人脚下草
  used to say that different people like different things; what one person likes very much, another person does not like at all

noun

1. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
   1. the gist of the prosecutor's argument
   2. the heart and soul of the Republican Party
   3. the nub of the story

   Synonym:    kernelsubstancecorecentercentreessencegistheartheart and soulinwardnessmarrownubpithsumnitty-gritty

2. the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

3. the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
   1. black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell

   Synonym:    kernel