C 母牛 fully-grown female of any animal of the ox family, especially the domestic kind kept by farmers to produce milk and beef
基本要点
1.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。
2.cow有时也可比喻作“女人”。
3.a herd of cows表示“一群牛”。
词汇搭配
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
own a cow 拥有奶牛
possess a cow 拥有奶牛
raise a cow 饲养奶牛
sell a cow 卖奶牛
slaughter a cow 屠杀奶牛
形容词+～
fat cow 肥胖的母牛〔奶牛〕
healthy cow 健壮的母牛〔奶牛〕
old cow 老母牛
sacred cow (印度的)圣牛,神圣不可侵犯的人〔物〕
sick cow 有病的母牛
young cow 小母牛
～+名词
cow boy 牛仔
常用短语
till the cows come home
长时间,永远 for a very long time; forever
You can talk till the cows come home, and you'll never make me change my mind.你就是说得再久,也休想改变我的主意。
She loves sewing and would quite happily make clothes.她喜欢缝衣服,她非常高兴地做,没完没了。
句型例句
Of the pig and the cow, the latter is more valuable.猪和牛相比,后者更有价值。
The hunters compensated the farmer for killing his cow by paying him.猎人们给了这位农民钱,以作为打死他的牛的赔偿。
She is milking the cows.她正给奶牛挤奶。
Milk comes from cows or other animals.奶是由奶牛或其他动物提供的。
Our cow's carrying again.我们的母牛又怀崽了。
Two young cows followed their mother up like a shadow.两头小母牛形影不离地跟着她们的妈妈。
A herd of cows were grazing on the village common.一群牛正在村中的公地上吃草。
You stupid cow!你这蠢女人。
词语辨异
cow, ox
这两个词都可表示“牛”。其区别是:cow指母牛,尤指供产奶的乳牛; ox是牛的通称,尤指公牛或阉过的公牛。例如:
He raises cows to sell fresh milk.
他为了卖鲜奶而养奶牛。
He is as strong as an ox.
他体壮如牛。
