1. We’re not cool right now cuz he’s beefing with my folks.
這里beef是動詞,相當(dāng)于be in a disagreement, beefing with就是和誰鬧不開心的意思。
2. I can see why he’s having beef with them again.
這里beef是名詞,相當(dāng)于grudge,對誰懷恨在心的意思。
3. He would have been off the parole next month, but he picked up a new beef.
這里beef是名詞,相當(dāng)于a criminal charge,本來快要釋放了,但是又加了條罪過。
4. That skater really beefed.
這里beef當(dāng)動詞講,類似于hit the ground hard,摔倒在地,夯到地面上了。
5. Aerobic exercises could beef up one's memory.
這里beef up是一個(gè)詞組,類似strengthen。有氧運(yùn)動可以增強(qiáng)一個(gè)人的記憶力。
以后在口語中再遇到beef的時(shí)候,要記得beef除了牛肉,意思還有很多,可以當(dāng)名詞、動詞,可以當(dāng)表示增強(qiáng),也可以表示矛盾、犯罪或摔跤。對于口語來說,我們一起beef up。