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.- ...a cow elephant.
雌象
- ...a cow elephant.
- 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.- 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。 - ...cowing them into submission.
胁迫他们顺从
- The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed to continue its policy.
- 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.- 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。
- You can initiate policies until the cows come home, but unless they're monitored at a senior level, you won't get results.
- 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。 - 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。 - Cows were roaming the grassland.
乳牛在草地上徘徊。 - He kept a few dairy cows
他养了几头奶牛。 - We have no milk to sell; the cows have dried up.
奶牛没奶了；我们没有牛奶可卖。 - He drove cows into the house.
他把母牛赶进屋。 - Dad went out to milk the cows.
爸爸出去挤牛奶。 - The gadget is used to artificially inseminate cows.
这个器具被用来为母牛实施人工授精。 - In the natural course of events cows would wish to be milked more than twice a day
按照事情发展的自然规律，母牛每天应该挤奶两次以上。 - Cows were grazing in the field.
牛在野外吃草。