大学听Eminem的专辑的时候,发现他经常用beefing这个词,但明显不是牛肉的意思,于是好奇查了查俚语词典,发现在俚语的世界里,许多词都是别有洞天的。
1. We’re not cool right now cuz he’s beefing with my folks.
这里beef是动词,相当于be in a disagreement, beefing with就是和谁闹不开心的意思。
2. I can see why he’s having beef with them again.
这里beef是名词,相当于grudge,对谁怀恨在心的意思。
3. He would have been off the parole next month, but he picked up a new beef.
这里beef是名词,相当于a criminal charge,本来快要释放了,但是又加了条罪过。
4. That skater really beefed.
这里beef当动词讲,类似于hit the ground hard,摔倒在地,夯到地面上了。
5. Aerobic exercises could beef up one's memory.
这里beef up是一个词组,类似strengthen。有氧运动可以增强一个人的记忆力。
以后在口语中再遇到beef的时候,要记得beef除了牛肉,意思还有很多,可以当名词、动词,可以当表示增强,也可以表示矛盾、犯罪或摔跤。对于口语来说,我们一起beef up。
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