meat
/mi:t; mit/ n
1 [U, C] flesh of animals, esp mammals rather than fish or birds, used as food （食用的）肉（尤指哺乳动物的肉）
meat-eating animals 吃肉动物
fresh meat, ie from a recently killed animal 鲜肉
frozen meat, ie meat frozen to keep it in good condition 冻肉
cooked meats 熟肉 * [attrib 作定语]
a meat pie 肉饼
a joint/slice of meat 一大块[一片]肉
(joc 谑) a skinny boy without much meat on him 瘦得皮包骨的男孩儿.
2 [U] chief or important part (of sth) （某物之）主要或重要部分
This chapter contains the meat of the writer's argument. 这一章包含著作者论证的主要部分.
3 [U] (arch 古) food in general （泛指）食物: meat and `drink 饮食.
4 (idm 习语) meat and `drink to sb a source of great enjoyment to sb; what sb lives for 快乐的源泉; 生活的目的
Scandal and gossip are meat and drink to him. 各种丑闻和流言蜚语是他最感兴趣的事.