beefcake
beefcake — noun
1. a man whose large, well-developed muscles make him sexually attractive, or photo
a man whose large, well-developed muscles make him sexually attractive, or photographs, films, or advertisements that feature such men in a sexually appealing way
The fitness magazine's July issue is full of beefcake shots of Olympic athletes.
collocation: beefcake shots / beefcake photos
Leila rolled her eyes when her roommate pinned up a calendar full of beefcake.
collocation: beefcake calendar
Critics said the show treated its male stars as beefcake, not as real actors.
Yusuf joked that the new action movie was mostly beefcake with very little plot.
- hunk
equally informal, emphasises sexual attractiveness rather than just muscle size
- stud
slang, often implies sexual prowess as well as good looks; can sound dated
- muscleman
more neutral, focuses on physical strength rather than sexual appeal
- Adonis
literary or hyperbolic comparison to the mythical figure; less common in everyday speech
- weakling
describes a physically feeble person, the opposite of a muscular build
- scrawny guy
informal, describes someone thin and physically unimpressive
文法句型
beefcake (as uncountable mass noun for images)
a beefcake (countable for a man)
用法筆記
An informal and often humorous term, the male counterpart of 'cheesecake' (sexually appealing images of women). As a mass noun it refers to the genre or concept; as a countable noun ('a beefcake') it refers to an individual man. Avoid in formal or academic writing.