
① 形容牛肉“老”
tough 英 [tʌf] 美 [tʌf] adj.强硬的;结实的;强壮的;
例句:
This beef is so tough!
这个牛肉也太老了吧!
The beef is too tough to chew!
这牛肉老得咬都咬不动!
The steak is so tough and it's hard to cut.
这牛排太老了,我切都切不开。
The meat is overcooked
将肉煮过了
也能用来表示“肉太老/柴”
overcooked=over+cook
=把……煮过头了
The meat was overcooked and dry.
这肉煮过头都干了。
②形容牛肉“嫩”
tender英 [ˈtendə]美 [ˈtεndɚ] adj.嫩的;脆弱的;幼弱的;仁慈的;温和的
例句:
The beef is very tender.
这牛肉真嫩~
这里的tender就指“软嫩的”,火候恰到好处!
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