beefcake
beefcake — 名詞
1. a man whose large, well-developed muscles make him sexually attractive, or photo
猛男
體格壯碩具性吸引力的男子或影像
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.
這本健身雜誌的七月號充滿了奧運選手的猛男照片。
collocation: beefcake shots / beefcake photos
Leila rolled her eyes when her roommate pinned up a calendar full of beefcake.
Leila 的室友貼了一張滿是猛男的月曆，她翻了個白眼。
collocation: beefcake calendar
Critics said the show treated its male stars as beefcake, not as real actors.
評論家指出，這部節目把男性明星當作猛男展示，而非當成真正的演員看待。
Yusuf joked that the new action movie was mostly beefcake with very little plot.
Yusuf 開玩笑說，那部新的動作片主要是賣猛男，劇情非常薄弱。
- 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.