cows
英 [kaʊz]
美 [kaʊz]
n. 母牛; 奶牛; 菜牛; 肉牛; 雌象，雌鲸(及某些大型雌性动物); 婆娘; 娘儿们
v. 恐吓; 吓唬; 威胁; 胁迫
cow的第三人称单数和复数
柯林斯词典
- See also:He kept a few dairy cows...Dad went out to milk the cows....a herd of cows.cattle
- N-COUNT 雌性动物(如雌象、雌鲸等)
Some female animals, including elephants and whales, are calledcows.- ...a cow elephant.
雌象
- ...a cow elephant.
- 婆娘;娘儿们
If someone describes a woman as acow, they dislike her and think that she is unpleasant or stupid. - VERB 恐吓;威胁;把…吓住
If someoneis 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
- The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed to continue its policy.
- PHRASE 很长时间;长期
If you say that someone can do somethinguntil 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。
- You can initiate policies until the cows come home, but unless they're monitored at a senior level, you won't get results.
- See also:mad cow diseasesacred cow
双语例句
- Many farmers in this area breed cows and sheep.
这个地区许多农民养牛和羊。 - Each family possesses at least three milk cows.
每家至少有3头奶牛。 - He kept a few dairy cows
他养了几头奶牛。 - When his cows calve each year he keeps one or two calves for his family.
他的母牛每年产犊时，他都给自家留上一两头。 - Across the road, in the pasture, the horses, mules and cows stood quietly with heads over the split-rail fence, waiting to be driven to the stables and supper.
路那边的牧场上，马儿、骒子和奶牛头伸出篱笆安静地站在那儿，等着被赶到马厩用晚餐。 - We picked the corn by hand and we fed it to the hogs and the cows
我们用手掰下玉米，把它喂给猪和牛吃。 - I am at the farm. I see some animals. They're goats and cows.
我在农场。我看到了一些动物。他们是山羊和奶牛。 - The gadget is used to artificially inseminate cows.
这个器具被用来为母牛实施人工授精。 - They estimated that between 17,000 and 20,000 cows would die before the epidemic had run its course
他们估计在流行病结束之前会有17,000到20,000头牛死去。 - Dad went out to milk the cows.
爸爸出去挤牛奶。