cow

音标发音

• 英式音标 [kaʊ]
• 美式音标 [kaʊ]
• 国际音标 [kau]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• n.母牛；雌象；雌鲸；雌犀牛；女人
• v.恐吓

词源解说

• 直接源自古英语的cu，意为母牛，奶牛。

同根派生

• adj性质的同根词

  cowy：似牛的。

• n性质的同根词

  cowy：牛膻味。

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用法辨析

n. (名词)

• cow是可数名词,指“母牛”,尤指供产奶的乳牛或专门用来供食用的肉牛,其对应的阳性名词是bull。
• cow有时也可比喻作“女人”。
• a herd of cows表示“一群牛”。

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英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• Of the pig and the cow, the latter is more valuable.
  猪和牛相比,后者更有价值。

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词组短语

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• breed a cow 饲养奶牛
• buy a cow 买母牛〔奶牛〕
• kill a cow 杀死奶牛
• look after a cow 看护奶牛
• milk a cow 挤奶

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (ANIMAL) a large female farm animal kept to produce meat and milk
• (WOMAN) an unkind or unpleasant woman
• (UNPLEASANT THING) something difficult or unpleasant
• to frighten someone into doing something, using threats or violence

柯林斯英英字典

• 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.
• Some female animals, including elephants and whales, are called cows.
• If someone is cowed, they are made afraid, or made to behave in a particular way because they have been frightened or badly treated.
• cowed

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专业释义

农业科学

• 牛

  At same time, with the spread of cow plough and usage of iron farm implements, Han Dynasty had made great progress in its society productive forces.
  当时，随着牛耕技术的推广和铁制农具的普遍使用，汉代的社会生产力获得了极大提高。

• 奶牛

生物学

• 母兽
• 奶牛
• 母牛
• 雌牛

交通运输工程

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