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;
I'm not sure. I ought to do some studying, as I've got masses of work to do, but I think I'll be too tired. Maybe I'll just watch the news on television and go to bed early.