brawn
/brɔːn/ (bre, ipa) · /brɔːn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbrȯn/ (ame, mw)
brawn — 名詞
1. strong muscles and the raw physical power that comes from them.
力氣；肌力
靠強壯肌肉產生的體能
strong muscles and the raw physical power that comes from them.
Hamza lifted the heavy gate by sheer brawn alone.
Hamza 靠著一身力氣，獨自把那道重門抬了起來。
sheer brawn
The job needs more brawn than skill on busy days.
這份工作在忙碌時比起技巧更需要力氣。
more brawn than skill
Daichi relied on brawn to carry the sofa upstairs.
Daichi 靠肌力把那張沙發搬上了樓。
The movers had plenty of brawn but no plan for the piano.
那些搬家工人很有力氣，卻不知道該怎麼搬那架鋼琴。
- strength
broader term that can also include endurance or mental power
- muscle
more informal and often refers to bodily force or hired physical power
- brute force
stronger emphasis on force used without much thought
- weakness
lack of physical power
文法句型
sheer brawn
use [one's] brawn
brains and brawn
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. Often appears in contrasts such as 'brains and brawn' or with words like 'sheer' when the speaker wants to stress force rather than skill.
2. a cold loaf made from meat taken from a pig's head and pressed into shape after
豬頭凍
豬頭肉煮熟後壓成塊的冷食
a cold loaf made from meat taken from a pig's head and pressed into shape after cooking.
Christopher ordered brawn and mustard at the village pub.
Christopher 在那間村裡的酒館點了豬頭凍配芥末。
served cold with mustard
The butcher sliced the brawn thin for lunchtime sandwiches.
肉販把豬頭凍切成薄片，好拿來做午餐三明治。
slice the brawn thin
Esme chilled the brawn overnight before cutting it.
Esme 先把豬頭凍冷藏了一夜，之後才切開。
My grandfather still makes brawn every winter for holiday lunches.
我祖父每年冬天還是會做豬頭凍，留到節日午餐時吃。
- headcheese
North American name for the same kind of pressed meat
- terrine
broader food term; not always made from a pig's head
文法句型
slice of brawn
make brawn
serve brawn cold
用法筆記
Used for the prepared meat itself, not for one whole dish or meal. In modern use it is mainly seen in British food contexts and usually refers to slices served cold.