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

• Cows were grazing in the field.
  牛在野外吃草。
• Many farmers in this area breed cows and sheep.
  这个地区许多农民养牛和羊。
• We have lots of dairy herds, dairy cows.
  我们拥有许多乳牛群和奶牛。
• 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。
• Farm-workers milked cows by hand.
  农场工人用手挤牛奶。
• Before silos were invented, cows gave less milk during winter because they had no green grass to eat.
  筒仓发明前，因为没有青草可以吃，奶牛在冬天产奶量减少。
• Cows yield milk.
  奶牛产奶。
• Cows were roaming the grassland.
  乳牛在草地上徘徊。
• It was by analogy that "cows" came to replace "kine".
  通过类推，cows才渐渐替代kine。
• 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。