meaty

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meat·y /ˈmiːti/ adjectiveadj

1 DFcontaining a lot of meat, or tasting strongly of meat 多肉的；肉味濃的

a delicious meaty gravy

香濃美味的肉汁

2 informalFAT big and fat, with a lot of flesh 大而肥胖的

meaty forearms

肥胖的前臂

3 informalINTERESTING containing a lot of interesting ideas or information 内容豐富的

a meaty article

内容豐富的文章

The lecture wasn’t very meaty.

講座内容不是很豐富。

4 meaty role an interesting or important character that an actor is playing in a play or film 〔戲劇或電影裏〕有趣[重要]的角色

her first meaty role as an actress

她當演員的第一個重要角色

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meaty role• It was a meaty role that, under other circumstances, he might have enjoyed.

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meaty• The pollack was equally good-crisp and crunchy on the outside, meaty and moist within.• big, meaty barbecued ribs• a meaty bean stew• When stocking a pool with fish, take care to select healthy individuals with firm, meaty bodies and erect dorsal fins.• The forequarter contains the rib section for tender roasts and the chuck, which is meaty but yields less tender cuts.• Live food is the best diet for them although fresh or frozen meaty foods of small particle size can be substituted.• He had always provided the tabloids with meaty headlines because of his numerous girlfriends.• Earthy porcini mushrooms, tender and meaty, make the perfect accompaniment.• Incredibly, the whole meaty makeover was inspired by a course nodule that looked at public reactions to outrageous art.• a meaty red wine• "Joan of Arc" was her first meaty role as an actress.• ripe, meaty tomatoes

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BNC: 19706 COCA: 14790

meaty

Words used to describe meat: boneless, bony, flyblown...

Informative: informative, instructive, illuminating...

Fat: fat, overweight, obese...