loin
/lɔɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /lɔɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlȯin/ (ame, mw)
loin — 名詞
- loinsingular
- loinsplural
1. meat taken from an animal's upper back, near the hip end.
里肌肉
動物背腰部位的肉
meat taken from an animal's upper back, near the hip end.
The butcher trimmed the fat from the pork loin before weighing it.
肉販在秤重前，先把那塊豬里肌肉上的脂肪修掉。
trim fat from a pork loin
For dinner, Eve roasted a loin of lamb with garlic and carrots.
晚餐時，Eve 烤了一塊加了大蒜和紅蘿蔔的羊腰肉。
loin of lamb
The chef sliced the cooked loin into thick pieces for the sandwiches.
主廚把煮熟的里肌肉切成厚片，好拿來做三明治。
This menu lists venison loin beside duck breast and grilled fish.
這份菜單把鹿里肌排在鴨胸和烤魚旁邊。
Mark bought two small loins for the holiday barbecue at home.
Mark 為了家裡的節日烤肉，買了兩小塊里肌肉。
- tenderloin
a smaller and usually softer strip from inside the loin area
- sirloin
a specific cut from the rear part of the loin, especially in beef
- cut
a broad general word for a piece of meat, not this exact area
文法句型
pork loin
loin of lamb
slice the loin
用法筆記
Usually names the whole cut in phrases such as pork loin or loin of lamb. Distinguish it from tenderloin and sirloin, which are more specific named cuts from nearby parts.
常見錯誤
2. the lower side of the body near the hips and groin, sometimes referring to the g
腰腹部
腰部到腿根之間的部位
the lower side of the body near the hips and groin, sometimes referring to the genitals.
The nurse checked Christopher's right loin for swelling after the fall.
護理師在 Christopher 摔倒後，檢查他右側腰腹部是否腫脹。
right loin in medical-style use
A sharp pain spread from Tariq's lower back into his right loin.
一陣刺痛從 Tariq 的下背一路蔓延到右側腰腹部。
pain in the right loin
The doctor pressed gently along Zola's left loin during the exam.
醫師在檢查時，沿著 Zola 左側的腰腹部輕輕按壓。
In the old poem, the hero bound a sword across his loins.
在那首古詩裡，英雄把劍繫在自己的腰際。
The horse had a deep cut across its loins after the fall.
那匹馬摔倒後，腰腹部兩側留下了一道很深的傷口。
- groin
more exact for the area where the legs join the body
- lower back
points higher on the body and avoids the sexual-organ meaning
- hip
names the outer side joint area rather than the middle front region
文法句型
pain in the loin
left loin
across the loins
用法筆記
Mostly used in formal, literary, or medical-style English, often in the plural loins. In ordinary conversation, speakers usually choose a more exact everyday word such as lower back, groin, or hips.