;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
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]雌性动物(如雌象、雌鲸等) Some female animals, including elephants and whales, are called cows .
[oft N n]
...a cow elephant.
雌象
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]婆娘;娘儿们 If someone describes a woman as a cow, they dislike her and think that she is unpleasant or stupid.
[disapproval]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
[OFFENSIVE 冒犯]
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[VERB 动词]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.
[be V-ed]
[V n into n/-ing]
[FORMAL 正式]
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
cowed
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]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.
[PHR after v]
[emphasis]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
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。
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See also:
mad cow disease
;
sacred cow
;
Oxford
cow★/kaʊ; NAmEkaʊ/
noun
,
verb
cowcowscowedcowingnoun★1★a large animal kept on farms to produce milk or beef 母牛;奶牛;菜牛;肉牛◆cow's milk牛奶◆a herd of dairy cows (= cows kept for their milk)一群奶牛☞compare
bull
(1 ),
calf
(2 ),
heifer
☞see also
cattle
2the female of the elephant,whaleand some other large animals 雌象;雌鲸;某些大型雌性动物☞compare
bull
(2 )3( slang,disapproving) an offensive word for a woman 婆娘;娘儿们◆You stupid cow!你这蠢婆娘!4( AustralE,NZE) an unpleasant person, thing or situation 讨厌的人(或事物、情况)☞see also
cash cow
,
sacred cow
IDIOMShave a ˈcow( NAmE) ( informal) to become very angry or anxious about sth 暴跳如雷;焦虑不安◆Don't have a cow—it's no big deal.别发火,没什么大不了。till the ˈcows come home( informal) for a very long time; for ever 很长时间;永远verb[usually passive ]cowsb to frighten sb in order to make them obey you 恐吓;吓唬;威胁;胁迫SYN
intimidate
◆She was easily cowed by people in authority.她很容易被有权势的人吓住。cow/kaʊ; NAmEkaʊ/
LDC
cow1 noun
cow2 verb
cowcow1 /kaʊ/ ●●●S2 noun [countable]
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1cow (1)a large female animal that is kept on farms and used to produce milk or meat → bull2a male or female animal of this type → bull: a herd of cows3the female of some large animals, such as the elephant or the whale → bull4 British English spoken not polite an offensive word for a woman who you think is stupid or unpleasant5have a cow informal to be very angry or surprised about something6till the cows come home informal for a very long time, or for ever →
cash cow
, mad cow disease
, sacred cow
COLLOCATIONStypes of cowdairy cows (=kept for their milk)· He keeps a herd of dairy cows.beef cows (=kept for their meat)· They are a well-known breed of beef cow.verbsmilk a cow (=get the milk from a cow)· Once a day, the cows are brought in to be milked.a cow moos (=makes a long low sound)· I could hear cows mooing in the barn.a cow grazes (=eats the grass)· Cows were grazing peacefully in the meadows.a cow calves (=produces a calf, a young cow)· At this time of year the cows are calving.phrasesa herd of cows (=a group that are together somewhere)· We had to wait while a farmer brought a herd of cows across the bridge.
cow1 noun
cow2 verb
cowcow2 verb [transitive]
Word Origin
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Examples
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to frighten someone in order to make them do somethingbe cowed into something The protesters had been cowed into submission by the police.GRAMMARCow is usually passive.
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