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    cow 的英语意思

    cowcow1 /kaʊ/ noun [countable] 查看全部语言翻译1a large female animal that is kept on farms and used to produce milk or meat农场饲养的大型雌性动物,用于产奶或产肉bull2a male or female animal of this type此类动物,不论雌雄(泛指牛)bull:  a herd of cows一群牛3the female of some large animals, such as the elephant or the whale某些大型动物的雌性,如大象或鲸鱼bull4 British English spoken口语 not polite不礼貌 an offensive word for a woman who you think is stupid or unpleasant(冒犯语)用于指认为愚蠢或令人不快的女性5have a cow informal非正式 to be very angry or surprised about something对某事大发雷霆或大吃一惊6till the cows come home informal非正式 for a very long time, or for ever很长时间,或永远 cash cow, mad cow disease, sacred cowCOLLOCATIONS词语搭配types of cow牛的种类dairy cows (=kept for their milk)· He keeps a herd of dairy cows.· 他养着一群奶牛。beef cows (=kept for their meat)· They are a well-known breed of beef cow.· 它们是一个知名的肉用牛品种。verbs动词milk a cow (=get the milk from a cow)· Once a day, the cows are brought in to be milked.· 每天,母牛被赶进来挤奶一次。a cow moos (=makes a long low sound)· I could hear cows mooing in the barn.· 我能听到牛棚里牛在哞哞叫。a cow grazes (=eats the grass)· Cows were grazing peacefully in the meadows.· 牛在草地上安静地吃草。a cow calves (=produces a calf, a young cow)· At this time of year the cows are calving.· 每年这个时候,母牛正在产犊。phrases短语a herd of cows (=a group that are together somewhere)· We had to wait while a farmer brought a herd of cows across the bridge.· 一个农民把一群牛赶过桥时,我们不得不等候。
    cowcow2 verb [transitive] to frighten someone in order to make them do something恐吓某人以迫使其顺从be cowed into something The protesters had been cowed into submission by the police.抗议者被警察恐吓,被迫屈服。GRAMMAR Cow is usually passive.