Word · Frequency #21553
veal
小牛肉
meat from a calf
- 1.
The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
小牛肉。
- 2.
meat from a calf
小牛肉
小牛肉。
In use
I ordered veal at the restaurant because I wanted to try something new.
Veal is a tender meat that many chefs prefer for special dishes.
She cooked the veal with mushrooms and garlic for dinner.
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。
veal + noun
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 sth
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。
Common mistakes
I ate a veal for dinner.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。
She wore a white veal at the wedding.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。
Connections
Collocations
- roast veal
- 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。
- veal cutlet
- 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。
- ground veal
- 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。
- milk-fed veal
- 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。
- veal chop
- 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。
- veal stock
Learner notes
Memory Tip
veal 音似“喂儿”：想象给年幼的小牛喂奶，veal 就是小牛肉。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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