light meat

IPA/lˈaɪt mˈiːt/
IPA/lˈaɪt mˈiːt/

light meat — noun

1. the pale-coloured flesh of certain animals, especially the breast of poultry (su

1.名詞B1
釋義

the pale-coloured flesh of certain animals, especially the breast of poultry (such as chicken or turkey) or meat from a young cow (veal), which is lighter in colour and often milder in flavour than other cuts of the same animal.

例句

Cyrus prefers light meat from the turkey over the darker leg meat.

Talia asked the butcher for light meat because her children dislike strong dark meat.

同義詞
  • white meat

    interchangeable in everyday speech, though 'white meat' is the more common informal term

  • breast meat

    narrower — refers specifically to poultry breast, not veal

反義詞
  • dark meat

    the darker-coloured leg and thigh meat of poultry

  • red meat

    meat from mammals (beef, lamb, pork), which is darker in colour

用法筆記

Light meat is most commonly used to refer to poultry breast; the term contrasts with 'dark meat' (leg and thigh).

常見錯誤

❌I only eat light meat like pork.
✅I only eat light meat like chicken breast or veal.
💡Pork is classified as red meat rather than light meat, even though it is pale in colour.