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。
informal: treated as beefcake — objectified for appearance
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。
- beefcake calendar
- beefcake photos / beefcake shots
- beefcake image
- beefcake poster
- beefcake factor
- 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.
常見錯誤
同根字
- cheesecake名詞C1
- cheesecake shot名詞C1