cow
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英[kaʊ]
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n.奶牛,乳牛;母兽;雌(象,鲸等);对女性的蔑称
vt.恐吓;吓唬;威胁
日语:牛
法语:vache
德语:Kuh
韩语:암소
俄语:vaca
牛津词典
noun
- 母牛;奶牛;菜牛;肉牛
a large animal kept on farms to produce milk or beef
- cow's milk
牛奶 - a herd of dairy cows (= cows kept for their milk)
一群奶牛
- 雌象,雌鲸(及某些大型雌性动物)
the female of the elephant , whale and some other large animals
- 婆娘;娘儿们
an offensive word for a woman
- You stupid cow!
你这蠢婆娘!
- 讨厌的人(或事物、情况)
an unpleasant person, thing, or situation
verb
- 恐吓;吓唬;威胁;胁迫
to frighten sb in order to make them obey you
- She was easily cowed by people in authority.
她很容易被有权势的人吓住。
词形变化
名词复数形式:cows 过去分词:cowed 过去式:cowed 现在分词:cowing 第三人称单数:cows
中文词源
cow 奶牛
来自PIE*gwous, 低声嚎叫,拟声词,词源同bovine.
双语例句
- He kept a few dairy cows
他养了几头奶牛。
- Dad went out to milk the cows.
爸爸出去挤牛奶。
- The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed to continue its policy.
该政府丝毫没有被这些威胁吓住,发誓要继续执行其政策。
- You can initiate policies until the cows come home, but unless they're monitored at a senior level, you won't get results.
你可以花很长时间来制定政策,但除非高层对之进行监管,否则不会有效果。
- Suddenly the cow kicked up its hind legs.
奶牛突然尥起了蹶子。
- A mature cow has horns.
成年奶牛有犄角。
- I'm not kidding, Frank. There's a cow out there, just standing around
我没有开玩笑,弗兰克。外面有一头母牛,就站在附近。
- The disease is more commonly known as Mad Cow Disease
这种疾病更通俗的名称是疯牛病。
- He touched the cow's side with his stick.
他用棍子碰了碰牛的肋部。
- Any product made from cow's milk made him vomit
任何乳制品都会让他呕吐。
- The cow stamped on his side, winding him.
牛重重地踩在他的肋部,使他喘不上气来。
- The cow moos.
牛哞哞地叫。
- The scientist cloned a cow.
那位科学家以无性生殖繁殖了一头牛。
- Our cow's carrying again.
我们的母牛又怀崽了。
- The cow has kicked the bucket over again.
那头牛又把牛奶桶踢翻了。
- The cow's tail flicked from side to side.
牛尾巴轻轻地左右摇摆。
- Give the cow a dose when she falls off her food.
这头母牛食欲不振时就给它一剂药吃。
- He uses dry cow dung as fuel.
他用干牛粪做燃料。
- Did you see the cow with her calf?
你看没看见那只母牛和它的小牛?
- The cow brushed off the flies with a whisk of its tail.
那头母牛尾巴一甩拂走了苍蝇。
- Cow's milk and eggs also contain antimicrobial substances.
牛奶和蛋也含有抗菌物质。
- The highest quantities of medicines were found in cow's milk.
牛奶中发现了最高数量的药物。
- He dreamt not only that one cow was sick, but that all his cattle had fallen ill.
他梦见不单是一头奶牛病了,而是他的所有牛群都病了。
- She had so many cows, she could have had a cow farm.
她有很多奶牛,她都可以开个奶牛场了。
- Honey is to a bee what milk is to a cow.
蜂蜜与蜜蜂的关系如同牛奶和奶牛的关系。
- She's a cow. I am a cow.
她是头奶牛,我是个奶牛。
- I have a cow, a dog, a goat, a duck and a hen.
有一头奶牛,一只狗,一只山羊,一只鸭子和一只母鸡。
- I've just found a cow and soon we'll have some milk for you and the baby.
我们很快就有牛奶给你和婴儿喝了。我刚才找到一头母牛。
语源
Old English cū, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koeand German Kuh, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin bosand Greek bouslate 16th cent.: probably from Old Norse kúgaoppress