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Cow Female Milk Herd Cowed Large Kaʊ Animal

word cow
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cow ★★★☆☆
/ka͟ʊ/
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]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 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

  • 3
    [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]
    4
    [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。

  • 5
    [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。

  • 6
    See also:
    mad cow disease
    sacred cow

    Oxford
    cow / kaʊ ; NAmE kaʊ /
    noun
    ,
    verb
    cow cows cowed cowing
    noun 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
    2 the 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
    IDIOMS have 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 ; NAmE kaʊ /
    LDC
    cow1 noun
    cow2 verb
    cowcow1 /kaʊ/ ●●● S2 noun [countable]
    Word Origin
    Examples
    word sets
    Collocations
    Phrases
    1cow (1)a large female animal that is kept on farms and used to produce milk or meatbull2a male or female animal of this typebull:  a herd of cows3the female of some large animals, such as the elephant or the whalebull4 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
    Collocations
    to frighten someone in order to make them do somethingbe cowed into something The protesters had been cowed into submission by the police.GRAMMAR Cow is usually passive.
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