English-Thai Dictionary
beef
N การ บ่น complaint compliment kan-bon
beef
N กำลัง กล้ามเนื้อ อำนาจ พละกำลัง kam-lang-klam-nuea
beef
N เนื้อวัว วัว ที่ เลี้ยง ไว้ ฆ่า เป็น อาหาร nuea-wua
beef
VI บ่น (คำ สแลง complaint bon
beef bayonet
SL อวัยวะเพศชาย ar-wai-ya-wa-phed-chai
beef curtains
SL อวัยวะเพศหญิง ar-wai-ya-wa-phed-ying
beef up
PHRV ทำให้ แข็งแกร่ง (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ ทำให้ แข็งแรง ทำให้ มี พละกำลัง tham-hai-kaeng-krang
beefburger
N แฮมเบอร์เกอร์ช นิดหนึ่ง haem-boe-kor-cha-nid-nueng
beefcake
N ชาย ที่ มี กล้าม ใหญ่ chai-te-mee-klam-yai
beefeater
N ยาม คน อ้วน
beefier
ADJ อ้วน มาก (ขั้น กว่า ของ beefy aoun-mak
beefiest
ADJ อ้วน มาก (ขั้นสูงสุด ของ beefy aoun-mak
beefily
ADV อย่าง อ้วน มาก yang-aoun-mak
beefly
N แมลงช นิดหนึ่ง ที่ คล้าย ผึ้ง
beefsteak
N สเต็ก ประเภท หนึ่ง sa-tek-pra-phed-nueng
beefy
ADJ อ้วน มาก aoun-mak
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BEEF
n.[L. bos, bovis; Gr. Bous.] 1. An animal of the bovine genus, whether ox, bull or cow; but used of those which are full grown or nearly so. In this, which is the original sense, the word has a plural, beeves.
2. The flesh of an ox, bull, or cow, when killed. In popular language, the word is often applied to the live animal; as, an ox is good beef; that is, is well fattened. In this sense, the word has no plural.
BEEF
a.Consisting of the flesh of the ox, or bovine kind; as a beef-steak.
BEEF-EATER
n.[beef and eat. ] One that eats beef. 1. A yeoman of the guards, in England.
2. The Buphaga, an African bird that feeds on the larvas which nestle under the hides of oxen.
3. In popular use, a stout fleshy man.
BEEF-STEAK
n.[beef and steak. ] A steak of slice of beef for broiling.
BEEF-WITTED
a.[beef and wit. ] Dull in intellects; stupid; heavy-headed.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BEEF
Beef, n. Etym: [OE. boef, befe, beef, OF. boef, buef, F. b, fr. L.bos, bovis, ox; akin to Gr. , Skr. g cow, and E. cow. See 2d Cow. ]
1. An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common species, B. taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp. , an ox or cow fattened for food.
Note: [In this, which is the original sense, the word has a plural, beeves (.] A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine. Milton.
2. The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food.
Note: [In this sense, the word has no plural. ] "Great meals of beef. " Shak.
3. Applied colloquially to human flesh.
BEEF
BEEF Beef, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef. Beef tea, essence of beef, or strong beef broth.
BEEFEATER
Beef "eat `er, n. Etym: [Beef + eater; prob. one who eats another's beef, as his servant. Cf. AS. hlaf servant, properly a loaf eater. ]
1. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.
2. One of the yeomen of the guard, in England.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvæ of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.
BEEFSTEAK
BEEFSTEAK Beef "steak `, n.
Defn: A steak of beef; a slice of beef broiled or suitable for broiling.
BEEF-WITTED
BEEF-WITTED Beef "-wit `ted, n.
Defn: Stupid; dull. Shak.
BEEFWOOD
BEEFWOOD Beef "wood `, n.
Defn: An Australian tree (Casuarina ), and its red wood, used for cabinetwork; also, the trees Stenocarpus salignus of New South Wales, and Banksia compar of Queensland.
BEEFY
BEEFY Beef "y, a.
Defn: Having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy.
New American Oxford Dictionary
beef
beef |bēf bif | ▶noun 1 the flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food. • ( pl. beeves |bēvz | ) Farming a cow, bull, or ox fattened for its meat. • informal flesh or muscle, typically when well developed: he needs a little more beef on his bones. • informal strength or power: he's been brought in to give the team more beef. 2 ( pl. beefs ) informal a complaint or grievance: he has a beef with American education: it doesn't teach the basics of investing. 3 informal a criminal charge: a drunk-driving beef. ▶verb [ no obj. ] informal complain: he was beefing about how the recession was killing the business. PHRASAL VERBS beef something up informal give more substance or strength to something: cost-cutting measures are planned to beef up performance. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French boef, from Latin bos, bov- ‘ox. ’
beefalo
beef a lo |ˈbēfəˌlō ˈbifəloʊ | ▶noun ( pl. same or beefaloes ) a hybrid animal, a cross between cattle and buffalo. ORIGIN 1970s: blend of beef and buffalo .
beef bourguignon
beef bour gui gnon ▶noun variant spelling of boeuf bourguignon.
beefburger
beef |bur ¦ger |ˈbiːfbəːgə | ▶noun Brit. a flat round cake of minced beef, fried or grilled and typically eaten in a bun.
beefcake
beef cake |ˈbēfˌkāk ˈbifˌkeɪk | ▶noun informal an attractive man with well-developed muscles.
beefeater
beef eat er |ˈbēfˌētər ˈbifˌidər | ▶noun a Yeoman Warder or Yeoman of the Guard in the Tower of London. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (originally a derogatory term for a well-fed servant ): the current sense dates from the late 17th cent.
beefsteak
beef steak |ˈbēfˌstāk ˈbifˌsteɪk | ▶noun a thick slice of lean beef, typically from the rump and eaten grilled, broiled, or fried.
beefsteak fungus
beef steak fun gus (also beefsteak mushroom ) ▶noun an edible reddish-brown bracket fungus that resembles raw beef. Native to both Eurasia and North America, it usually grows on oak or sweet chestnut trees. [Fistulina hepatica, family Fistulinaceae, class Hymenomycetes. ]
beefsteak tomato
beef steak to ma to ▶noun a tomato of an exceptionally large and firm variety.
beef tea
beef tea |ˈbif ˈti | ▶noun chiefly Brit. a drink made from stewed extract of beef used as nourishment for invalids.
beef Wellington
beef Wel ling ton ▶noun a dish of beef, typically coated in pâté de foie gras, wrapped in puff pastry, and baked.
beefwood
beef wood |ˈbēfˌwo͝od ˈbifwʊd | ▶noun a tropical hardwood tree with close-grained red timber. [Species in several families, in particular Casuarina equisetifolia (family Casuarinaceae ), native to Australia and Southeast Asia. ]
beefy
beef y |ˈbēfē ˈbifi | ▶adjective ( beefier , beefiest ) 1 informal muscular or robust: he shrugged his beefy shoulders. • [ attrib. ] large and impressively powerful: beefy skis. 2 tasting like beef. DERIVATIVES beef i ly |ˈbēfəlē |adverb, beef i ness noun
Oxford Dictionary
beef
beef |biːf | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the flesh of a cow, bull, or ox, used as food. • [ count noun ] ( pl. beeves |biːvz | or US also beefs ) Farming a cow, bull, or ox fattened for its meat. 2 [ mass noun ] informal flesh with well-developed muscle: he needs a little more beef on his bones. • strength or power: he was brought in to give the team more beef. • the substance of a matter: it's more a sketch than a policy — where's the beef? 3 ( pl. beefs ) informal a complaint or grievance: he has a beef with education: it doesn't teach the basics of investing. 4 US informal a criminal charge: getting caught with pot in the sixties was a narco beef. ▶verb informal [ no obj. ] complain: he was beefing about how the recession was killing the business. PHRASAL VERBS beef something up give more substance or strength to something: cost-cutting measures are planned to beef up performance. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French boef, from Latin bos, bov- ‘ox ’.
beefalo
beef |alo |ˈbiːfələʊ | ▶noun ( pl. same or beefaloes ) a hybrid animal of a cross between cattle and buffalo. ORIGIN 1970s: blend of beef and buffalo .
beefburger
beef |bur ¦ger |ˈbiːfbəːgə | ▶noun Brit. a flat round cake of minced beef, fried or grilled and typically eaten in a bun.
beefcake
beef |cake |ˈbiːfkeɪk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] informal attractive men with well-developed muscles.
beefeater
beef |eat ¦er |ˈbiːfiːtə | ▶noun a Yeoman Warder or Yeoman of the Guard in the Tower of London. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (originally a derogatory term for a well-fed servant ): the current sense dates from the late 17th cent.
beefsteak
beef |steak |biːfˈsteɪk, ˈbiːf -| ▶noun a thick slice of lean beef, typically from the rump and eaten grilled or fried.
beefsteak fungus
beef |steak fun ¦gus ▶noun a reddish-brown bracket fungus which resembles raw beef and is sometimes considered edible, found in Eurasia and North America. ●Fistulina hepatica, family Fistulinaceae, class Hymenomycetes.
beef tea
beef tea ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a drink made from stewed extract of beef, used as nourishment for invalids.
beef tomato
beef tomato (chiefly N. Amer. also beefsteak tomato ) ▶noun a tomato of an exceptionally large and firm variety.
beef Wellington
beef Wel ¦ling |ton ▶noun [ mass noun ] a dish consisting of beef coated in pâté and wrapped in puff pastry.
beefwood
beef |wood |ˈbiːfwʊd | ▶noun a tropical hardwood tree with close-grained red timber. ●Species in several families, in particular Casuarina equisetifolia (family Casuarinaceae ), of Australia and SE Asia.
beefy
beefy |ˈbiːfi | ▶adjective ( beefier, beefiest ) 1 informal muscular or robust: he shrugged his beefy shoulders. • large and impressively powerful. 2 tasting like beef. DERIVATIVES beefily adverb, beefiness noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
beef
beef noun 1 there's plenty of beef on him: muscle, brawn, bulk; strength, power. 2 his beef was about the cost: complaint, criticism, objection, cavil, quibble, grievance, grumble, gripe, grouse. ▶verb 1 security was being beefed up : toughen up, strengthen, build up, reinforce, consolidate, augment, improve. 2 they're constantly beefing about the neighbor's dog: complain, grumble, whine, carp, bitch, gripe, bellyache.
beefy
beefy adjective informal the beefy right fielder: muscular, brawny, hefty, burly, hulking, strapping, well-built, hard-bodied, solid, stalwart, strong, powerful, heavy, robust, sturdy; informal hunky, husky. ANTONYMS puny.
Oxford Thesaurus
beef
beef noun 1 informal my girl, you'll have to get a bit of beef on you: muscle, muscularity, brawn, bulk, heftiness, burliness, huskiness, physique; strength, powerfulness, robustness, sturdiness, stockiness. 2 informal our only beef about this car was the colour: complaint, criticism, objection, protestation, cavil, quibble, grievance, grumble, moan, grumbling, carping; informal gripe, griping, grouse, grousing, whinge, whingeing, nitpicking. PHRASES beef something up informal he noticed that the security was being beefed up: toughen up, strengthen, build up, reinforce, substantiate, consolidate, invigorate, improve, flesh out. ANTONYMS weaken.
beefy
beefy adjective informal a beefy tattooed barman: muscular, brawny, hefty, burly, strapping, well built, thickset, solid, strong, powerful, heavy, robust, sturdy, stocky; fat, stout, plump, overweight, chubby, obese, flabby, fleshy, rotund, portly, corpulent, paunchy, beer-bellied, dumpy; informal hunky, hulking, husky, tubby, roly-poly; Brit. informal podgy. ANTONYMS puny, thin.
Duden Dictionary
Beefalo
Bee fa lo Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈbiː …|amerikanisch Kreuzung aus Bison und Hausrind
Beefburger
Beef bur ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈbiːfbøːɐ̯gɐ |der Beefburger; Genitiv: des Beefburgers, Plural: die Beefburger englisch 1 mit einer Frikadelle belegtes Brötchen 2 deutsches Beefsteak Beefsteak aus Hackfleisch
Beefeater
Beef ea ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈbiːf |iːtɐ |englisch beefeater, eigentlich = Rindfleischesser, nach den großen Fleischrationen, die die Garde im 17. Jahrhundert erhielt königliche Leibwache im Londoner Tower
Beefsteak
Beef steak Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈbiːfsteːk |1 Steak vom Rind 2 [deutsches ] Beefsteak Frikadelle
Beeftea
Beef tea Substantiv, maskulin , der |…tiː |kräftige Rindfleischbrühe
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
beef
beef /biːf /〖<フランス; 「(家畜用の )牛 」; 〗↓語源 名詞 複 ~s /-s /; 4 は ⦅主に英 ⦆beeves /biːvz /1 U 牛肉 ▸ a piece of roast beef ローストビーフ1切れ ▸ corn (ed ) [⦅米 ⦆ground, ⦅英 ⦆minced ] beef コンビーフ [牛ひき肉 ]▸ (Would you like ) beef or fish? 牛肉と魚とどちらにしますか (!機内食の選択で; 客室乗務員が尋ねて ) 語源 ノルマン人による征服 (1066年 )以降, 約300年の間英国の公用語はフランス語であった. そのため, 家畜名としては英語のox (牛 ), swine (豚 ), sheep (羊 )が用いられ, 領主の食卓に上がる料理名になるとフランス語源のbeef (牛肉 ), pork (豚肉 ), mutton (羊肉 )が用いられるようになった .2 C ⦅くだけて ⦆〖通例単数形で 〗不平, 文句 ▸ What's your beef about him? 彼にどんな不満があるんだい .3 ⦅米話 ⦆〖the ~〗中身 ▸ Where's the beef ?本音はどうなの 〘聞こえのよい言葉に対してその真意を問いただす時の言葉; バーガーのパンばかり大きく肉が少ししか入っていないことから 〙.4 C 肉牛, 畜牛 .5 U ⦅話 ⦆(発達した )筋肉 ; 筋力 ; 体重 .動詞 自動詞 ⦅くだけて ⦆ «…のことで » ぶつぶついう «about » .b è ef A ú p [ú p A ]⦅くだけて ⦆Aを強化 [増強 ]する .~́ c à ttle 肉牛 .~̀ t é a (病人用の )牛肉スープ .
beefburger
b é ef b ù rger 名詞 C U ビーフバーガー, ハンバーガー .
beefcake
b é ef c à ke 名詞 U ⦅くだけて ⦆(男性の )肉体美写真 (→cheesecake ).
beefeater
b é ef è ater 名詞 C 1 〖しばしばB -〗(英国王の )護衛兵 (Yeoman of the Guard ), ロンドン塔の守衛 .2 ⦅米俗 ⦆英国人 .3 牛肉を食べる人, 血色がよくたくましい人 .
beefsteak
b é ef st è ak 名詞 U C 牛肉の厚切り (!単にsteakともいう ) ; (それを焼いた )ビーフステーキ, ビフテキ .
beefy
beef y /bíːfi /形容詞 ⦅くだけて ⦆筋骨たくましい ; 太っちょの .