n.(名词)[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
英英释义
Noun:female of domestic cattle:
"`moo-cow' is a child's term"
mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'a large unpleasant womanVerb:subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
cow的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)The cow has produced a calf.这母牛生了一头小牛。Do you know how to milk a cow?你知道怎么挤牛奶吗？用作动词(v.)I'm sure it was deliberately done to cow us.我确信,这一事件经过精心策划,目的是恐吓我们。
常见句型
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。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。
常用短语
用作名词(n.)
till the cows come home长时间,永远 for a very long time; forever
词汇搭配
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
经典引文
Silly cow! She ought to know better.
出自：C. Mackenzie
He seemed the quiet type and..a little cowed by his beautiful, bumptious wife.
出自：C. Achebe
The individual cowed into conformism by society.
出自：M. Esslin
cow的详细讲解：
词语用法
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”。
词义辨析
n.(名词)
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。