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.
  1. ...a cow elephant.
     雌象
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...cowing them into submission.
     胁迫他们顺从
• 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.
  1. 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。
• See also:mad cow diseasesacred cow

双语例句

• They said that the total number of cows dying from BSE would be twenty thousand
  他们说患疯牛病死亡的牛的总数将达2万头。
• Cows were grazing in the field.
  牛在野外吃草。
• It was by analogy that "cows" came to replace "kine".
  通过类推，cows才渐渐替代kine。
• The gadget is used to artificially inseminate cows.
  这个器具被用来为母牛实施人工授精。
• 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。
• He drove cows into the house.
  他把母牛赶进屋。
• We have no milk to sell; the cows have dried up.
  奶牛没奶了；我们没有牛奶可卖。
• She is milking the cows.
  她正给奶牛挤奶。
• 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。
• Each family possesses at least three milk cows.
  每家至少有3头奶牛。