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veal + singular verb
veal 指“小牛肉”时是不可数名词，谓语动词用单数。
Veal is tender and cooks quickly.
小牛肉很嫩，而且熟得快。
小牛肉
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小牛肉
meat from a calf
Veal is tender and cooks quickly.
小牛肉很嫩，而且熟得快。
小牛肉。
The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
小牛肉
meat from a calf
I ordered veal at the restaurant because I wanted to try something new.
我在餐厅点了小牛肉，因为我想尝试新东西。
Veal is a tender meat that many chefs prefer for special dishes.
小牛肉是一种嫩肉，许多厨师喜欢用它做特色菜。
She cooked the veal with mushrooms and garlic for dinner.
她晚餐用蘑菇和大蒜烹制了小牛肉。
veal 指“小牛肉”时是不可数名词，谓语动词用单数。
Veal is tender and cooks quickly.
小牛肉很嫩，而且熟得快。
veal 可作定语修饰另一个名词，表示“用小牛肉制作的”。
We had a veal cutlet with lemon sauce.
我们吃了一块配柠檬汁的小牛排。
veal 作及物动词时，宾语通常指小牛，表示“宰杀小牛”。
The farmer vealed the calf for the market.
农场主宰了小牛供应市场。
Not this
I ate a veal for dinner.
Use this
I ate veal for dinner.
veal 是不可数名词，表示“小牛肉”时不能加不定冠词 a，应用零冠词。
Not this
She wore a white veal at the wedding.
Use this
She wore a white veil at the wedding.
veal 意为“小牛肉”，veil 意为“面纱”；二者拼写相近但含义不同，婚礼场景应使用 veil。
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烤小牛肉
The restaurant serves roast veal with lemon and capers.
这家餐厅供应搭配柠檬和刺山柑的烤小牛肉。
小牛肉排
She breaded the veal cutlet and fried it in butter.
她给小牛肉排裹上面包屑，用黄油煎。
小牛肉末
Mix the ground veal with herbs and breadcrumbs to make meatballs.
将小牛肉末与香草和面包屑混合做成肉丸。
奶饲小牛肉
Milk-fed veal is prized for its tender, pale meat.
奶饲小牛肉因其肉质鲜嫩、颜色淡白而备受珍视。
小牛肉带骨排
He grilled a thick veal chop for dinner.
他晚餐烤了一块厚的小牛肉带骨排。
小牛肉高汤
The sauce is made from a rich veal stock.
这种酱汁是用浓郁的小牛肉高汤制成的。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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veal 音似“喂儿”：想象给年幼的小牛喂奶，veal 就是小牛肉。
语域：neutral 常见场景：西餐菜单、食谱、肉类柜台 通常用于烹饪和餐饮场景，属于中性词；比较常见于菜单、食谱或肉类商品说明中。
这些词均以 /iːl/ 结尾，与 veal /vil/ 押韵：meal、deal、heal、seal 拼作 -eal，peel、feel 拼作 -eel。注意拼写相似的易混词：veil /veɪl/（面纱）和 vial /ˈvaɪəl/（小瓶）与 veal 拼写相近但不押韵。
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