beefsteak

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. (A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer). countable,uncountable
    — Fa la la la Fa la la lee Now let me go, my honey oh back to Tennessee It's beefsteak when I'm workin, whiskey when I'm dry, and sweet heaven when I die It's beefsteak when I'm workin, whiskey when I'm dry, and sweet heaven when I die
  2. Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa). abbreviation,alt-of,countable,ellipsis
  3. Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).; The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant. uncountable
  4. Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato. abbreviation,alt-of,countable,ellipsis
    — I purchased a half dozen of the healthiest-looking beefsteaks I could find, and tenderly planted the young shoots, using plenty of fertilizer and mulch. I faithfully watered them every day and the little plants quickly shot up to an impressive height.
  5. Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom. abbreviation,alt-of,countable,ellipsis
  6. A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer. archaic,countable

词形变化

beefsteaks plural

词源

From beef + steak. Doublet of bifshtek and bistek.
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