beef(名词):牛肉;也可指(对某事的)不满、抱怨(较口语)。
/biːf/
I’d like a beef sandwich, please.
我想要一份牛肉三明治,谢谢。
He had a beef with the manager about the new schedule, but he stayed calm and explained his reasons.
他对新排班表有些不满,和经理提了意见,但他保持冷静并说明了理由。
beef 来自古法语 boef(牛、牛肉),与拉丁语 bos(牛)同源。历史上诺曼征服后,英语中常出现“动物用盎格鲁-撒克逊词、肉类用法语词”的现象:例如 cow(牛)对应 beef(牛肉)。