a [noncount]:the flesh of an animal used as food(可食用的)肉
She doesn't eat meat.她不吃肉。
a piece/slice of meat一块/一片肉
raw meat生肉
(US) ground meat肉末
meat sauce [=sauce that contains meat]肉酱汁
◊ Meat often refers specifically to the flesh of mammals or birds instead of the flesh of fish. It can also sometimes refer only to the flesh of mammals.*meat常专指哺乳动物或鸟类的肉而非指鱼肉,有时也专指哺乳动物的肉。
She eats fish but not meat.她吃鱼但不吃肉。
The soup can be made with meat, chicken, or fish.这汤可以用肉、鸡肉或鱼肉来做。
b [count]:a type of meat(某种)肉
The restaurant serves a variety of meats.这家餐馆提供多种肉食。
The restaurant serves a variety of meats. The real meat of the book is found in its discussion of his economic plan.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English mete "food, meal," going back to Old English, going back to Germanic *mati- (whence Old Saxon meti, mat "food," Old High German maz, Old Norse matr, Gothic mats), perhaps going back to Indo-European *mod-i-, derivative of a verbal base *med- "become full," whence Greek mestós "full, satiated"
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of meat was before the 12th century