gristly

1. They took the meat, organs, and blood of a slaughtered animal, sprinkled it with salt to preserve it, then wrapped the gristly results in the animal's intestine or stomach to stop it going off before it could be eaten.
   他们将动物屠杀，在所得的肉、五脏和血上撒盐以便保存，然后将这些柔软的东西包进动物的肠或胃里，防止吃之前腐坏。
2. I chopstick-winched into the mess of potage, then chopstick-raised to my mouth the gristly mutton bones, the unidentified forms of seafood, the unnerving balls of something or other.
   我将筷子伸入一塌糊涂的肉汁中搅动，然后夹起了软软的带骨羊肉、难以明辨的海鲜、让人不安的球状物体及其它东西。
3. Virtual screening has not only speed the process of new drug research and development, but also reduces products costs gristly.
   虚拟筛选节省了大部分化合物合成或购买以及实际生物测试的时间和花费，大大加快了新药研发的过程并降低了成本。

adj

1. difficult to chew

   Synonym:    cartilaginousrubbery