mutton
n
1 [U] meat from a fully grown sheep 羊肉
a leg/shoulder of mutton 羊腿[羊肩]肉
roast, boiled, stewed mutton 烧、 清炖、 焖羊肉
[attrib 作定语]
mutton stew 焖羊肉
a mutton chop, ie a piece of rib of mutton 羊排. Cf 参看 lamb 2.
2 (idm 习语) dead as mutton => dead. mutton dressed (up) as `lamb (infml derog 口, 贬) older person dressed in a style suitable for a younger person 作年轻打扮的老年人; 老来俏.
🎯 考研助记
妈吞(谐音):妈妈爱吃羊肉,一见羊肉就吞口水 纽扣(button)上有山(m) 羊肉
🔁 扩展释义
*['mʌtn]n. 羊肉相关词组: eat mutton cold
📖 同为「外贸」词汇
deadadj. 死去的;完全的;无感觉的;呆板的;
adv. 完全地;非常;绝对;极度;
n. 死者;(死一样的)寂静;极寒时候;
OK. We can get some more tomorrow. We should finish the floor now. Can you take the other end of this piece of wood? Now you have to pull it to make the surface smooth like that.