gristle

IPA/ˈɡrɪsl/
KK[ɡrˈɪsəl]IPA/ˈɡrɪsl/

gristle — noun

1. the tough, rubbery white material found in animal meat near the joints and the b

1.名詞B2
釋義

the tough, rubbery white material found in animal meat near the joints and the backbone, which most people find unpleasant because it is very difficult to chew or bite through

例句

Theo pushed the white gristle aside and finished his stew.

uncountable: piece of gristle

Aunt Rosa always trims the gristle from pork chops before cooking them for Sunday dinner.

verb collocation: trim the gristle from [meat]

同義詞
  • cartilage

    the formal anatomical term; gristle is the everyday food-context word

  • sinew

    refers more to tough tendon tissue than to the white cartilage-like substance

  • connective tissue

    a broader, more technical category that includes gristle and other binding tissue

文法句型

gristle + verb (singular)

piece of gristle

用法筆記

Gristle is an uncountable noun. To refer to a specific visible piece, use 'a piece of gristle' or 'a bit of gristle.' In everyday cooking and eating, people use 'gristle' rather than the formal anatomical term 'cartilage.'

常見錯誤

❌I found a gristle in my soup.
✅I found a piece of gristle in my soup.
💡Gristle is uncountable and needs a quantifier like 'piece of'.
❌The meat has many gristles.
✅The meat is full of gristle.
💡Gristle does not take a plural form.