veal

IPA/viːl/
KK[vˈil]IPA/viːl/

veal — 名詞

1. the soft meat of a calf that people cook and eat

1.名詞B1
釋義

小牛肉

供食用的小牛肉

the soft meat of a calf that people cook and eat

例句

At lunch, Rafael ordered veal with potatoes and green beans.

午餐時，Rafael 點了小牛肉配馬鈴薯和四季豆。

menu item: order veal

The chef cooked the veal slowly so it stayed tender.

廚師慢慢烹調小牛肉，讓它保持軟嫩。

food preparation: cook veal

同義詞
  • calf meat

    clear explanatory phrase, but less common than simply saying 'veal'

文法句型

eat veal

cook veal

order veal

veal cutlet

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when you mean the meat as food. Use calf for the living young animal, not veal.

常見錯誤

❌We had calf for dinner.
✅We had veal for dinner.
💡'calf' names the young animal, while 'veal' names the meat used as food.