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cattle

英 [ˈkætl]

美 [ˈkætl]

n.  牛

复数:cattle 

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Collins.2 / BNC.2973 / COCA.3629

牛津词典

    noun


    • cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or meat
      1. a herd of cattle
        一群牛
      2. twenty head of cattle (= twenty cows)
        二十头牛
      3. dairy/beef cattle
        乳 / 肉牛

    柯林斯词典

    • N-PLURAL 牛
      Cattleare cows and bulls.
      1. ...the finest herd of beef cattle for two hundred miles.
        方圆两百英里内最好的肉用牛群

    双语例句

    • They keep horses and cattle, the former for riding, the latter for food.
      他们养马和牛,前者供骑乘,后者供食用。
    • These cattle have my brand on them.
      这些牛身上打了烙印,标明是我的牛。
    • The old stone cattle trough still sits by the main entrance.
      陈旧的石制牛食槽仍然放在大门口。
    • He feeds oats to his cattle.
      他给牛喂燕麦。
    • Kangaroos compete with sheep and cattle for sparse supplies of food and water
      袋鼠与牛羊争夺稀少的食物和水。
    • Someone ran the cattle off during the night.
      有人在夜里偷走了牛。
    • The cattle were grazing on the village green.
      牛在村里的草地上吃草。
    • Countryside robbers are learning the ways of the wild west by stampeding cattle to distract farmers before raiding their homes.
      乡间强盗正在学习早期西部人的做法,先让牛群受惊四处乱窜以转移农民的注意力,然后再洗劫他们的房屋。
    • The owner couldn't be bothered to brand the cattle.
      主人懒得给牛打烙印。
    • Some cattle were drinking at the pool.
      有几头牛在那池塘边饮水。