light meat

IPA/lˈaɪt mˈiːt/
IPA/lˈaɪt mˈiːt/

light meat — 名詞

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

1.名詞B1
釋義

白肉

色澤較淺的肉類，如雞胸肉或小牛肉

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.

Cyrus 比較喜歡火雞的白肉，而不是顏色較深的腿肉。

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

Talia 向肉販買白肉，因為她的孩子不喜歡味道重的深色肉。

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.