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cow

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n.

vt.

  • 易混淆的单词:COW  
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1. N-COUNT See also: cattle; 母牛;奶牛;(有时统称)牛 A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows
  • 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。

  • ...a herd of cows.

    一群奶牛

2. N-COUNT 雌性动物(如雌象、雌鲸等) Some female animals, including elephants and whales, are called cows
  • ...a cow elephant.

    雌象

3. N-COUNT 婆娘;娘儿们 If someone describes a woman as a cow, they dislike her and think that she is unpleasant or stupid. 
4. VERB 恐吓;威胁;把…吓住 If someone is cowed, they are made afraid, or made to behave in a particular way because they have been frightened or badly treated. 
  • 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。

  • ...cowing them into submission.

    胁迫他们顺从

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  • By this time she was so cowed by the beatings that she meekly obeyed.

    这时她已经被打怕了,只得言听计从。

5. PHRASE 很长时间;长期 If you say that someone can do something until the cows come home, but it will have no effect, you are emphasizing that it will have no effect even if they do it for a very long time. 
  • 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。

6. See also: mad cow disease; sacred cow;  
Noun

1. female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"

2. mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'

3. a large unpleasant woman

Verb

1. subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)

1. A cow will yield several gallons of milk each day.
一头母牛每天产几加仑的牛奶。

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2. A driver was killed in a freak accident when a cow fell from a bridge.
一名司机在一起由一头奶牛掉下桥而引起的怪异事故中丧生了。

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3. His nose told him that he was getting near the cow shed.
他的嗅觉告诉他,他正走近牛棚。

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4. It is a cow in milk.
这是一头出奶期中的母牛。

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5. It's the farmer's best cow.she gives lots of milk.
那是这位农夫最好的母牛,因为它可以产很多奶。

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6. It's too bad to see a fresh flower on a heap of cow-dung. He'll be the ruin of her!
鲜花插在牛粪上,真把她糟踏啦!

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7. My dad spent $500 on a new coat and my mom had a cow.
我爸爸花了500美元买了一件外套,妈妈顿时气不打一处来。

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8. 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。

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9. The cow had broken its tether and was in the cornfield.
那头牛弄断系绳,跑到玉米田里去了。

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10. The cow is a ruminant.
牛是反刍动物。

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11. The cow is a sacred animal to Hindus.
对印度人来说,牛是一种神圣的动物。

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12. The cow is dry.
母牛缺奶。

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13. The cow is milking heavily.
这头奶牛出奶率很高。

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14. The cow slinked its calf.
那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊

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15. The cowboy splashed his way across the shallow stream with his cow.
牧童牵着牛淌过浅溪。

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16. The farmer felt the cow,went away,returned,sorely perplexed,always afraid of being cheated.
那农民摸摸那头牛,走了又回来,犹豫不决,总怕上当受骗。

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17. The farmer lassoed the cow.
农民用套索捕牛。

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18. The young bull horned the old cow out of the herd.
小公牛用角把老母牛从牛群中顶了出去。

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19. There was absolute mayhem when the cow got into the village hall.
那牛闯进村会议厅,造成一片混乱。

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20. We watched the cow suckling her calves.
我们看了奶牛如何给小牛喂奶。

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