steak

/steɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /steɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstāk/ (ame, mw)

steak — noun

  • steaksingular
  • steaksplural

1. a serving-sized slab cut from tender beef or a large fish, prepared by grilling

1.名詞A2
釋義

a serving-sized slab cut from tender beef or a large fish, prepared by grilling or frying

例句

Ryo ordered a medium-rare steak with roasted potatoes for dinner.

collocation: medium-rare / well-done steak

The chef grilled a thick tuna steak and served it with lemon butter.

compound: tuna steak for non-beef steak

同義詞
  • cutlet

    a smaller, thinner piece of meat, often with a bone, usually from lamb or pork

  • fillet

    a boneless piece of meat or fish, typically more expensive and tender than steak

  • chop

    a thick slice of meat with a bone attached, usually from lamb or pork, not beef

用法筆記

Without a modifier, steak almost always means beef. For fish, say tuna steak or salmon steak; for other meats, say lamb steak or pork steak.

常見錯誤

❌I ate a stake for dinner.
✅I ate a steak for dinner.
💡Stake (a pointed post) and steak (meat) sound the same but are spelled differently.
❌I cooked two steaks fishes.
✅I cooked two fish steaks.
💡The word steak comes after the type of fish, not before.

2. a large, thick piece cut from a big vegetable like cauliflower or a portobello m

2.名詞B1
釋義

a large, thick piece cut from a big vegetable like cauliflower or a portobello mushroom, prepared and cooked to resemble a meat steak

例句

Nikhil ordered a cauliflower steak with fresh herbs at the new restaurant.

compound: cauliflower steak for vegetable-base

Talia grilled a thick mushroom steak and served it on top of rice.

同義詞
  • veggie steak

    an informal term for any plant-based steak, including formed patties

  • tofu steak

    a specific type of plant-based steak made from pressed tofu

用法筆記

Most common with cauliflower and portobello mushrooms. The vegetable name comes first: cauliflower steak, mushroom steak, not steak cauliflower.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a steak cauliflower from the shop.
✅I bought a cauliflower steak from the shop.
💡The vegetable type comes before steak.

3. beef taken from less tender parts of the animal, typically cut into cubes and co

3.名詞B1
釋義

beef taken from less tender parts of the animal, typically cut into cubes and cooked slowly in liquid for gravy-based dishes such as pies, stews, and casseroles

例句

Esme bought a pack of stewing steak for the beef pie she planned to make.

compound: stewing steak for slow-cooking

The recipe says to brown the steak pieces before adding them to the pot.

同義詞
  • stewing beef

    the standard American term for the same product

  • braising steak

    a British term for beef sold for slow cooking in the oven rather than on the stovetop

  • chuck steak

    a specific cut from the shoulder area, often sold as stewing steak

用法筆記

Usually called stewing steak or braising steak in British English. In American English, the label stew meat is more common. This sense is almost always uncountable.

常見錯誤

❌I fried the stewing steak quickly for two minutes.
✅I browned the stewing steak before adding liquid and cooking it slowly.
💡Stewing steak needs long, slow cooking; frying it quickly makes it tough.