beef 1 S3 / bif / 名词

1 [不可数名词] the meat from a cow :

roast beef

We have both dairy and beef cattle on the farm.

2 [可数名词] informal a complaint :

OK, so what’s the beef this time?

3 where’s the beef? American English spoken used when you think someone’s promises sound good, but you want to know what they actually plan to do

→ corned beef