cattle

英 [ˈkætl] 美 [ˈkætl]

n.  牛

复数:cattle

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Collins.2 / BNC.2973 / COCA.3629



牛津词典

noun


  1. cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or meat
    1. a herd of cattle
      一群牛
    2. twenty head of cattle (= twenty cows)
      二十头牛
    3. dairy/beef cattle
      乳 / 肉牛

柯林斯词典

  1. N-PLURAL 牛
    Cattle are cows and bulls.
    1. ...the finest herd of beef cattle for two hundred miles.
      方圆两百英里内最好的肉用牛群

双语例句

  1. The owner couldn't be bothered to brand the cattle.
    主人懒得给牛打烙印。
  2. Kangaroos compete with sheep and cattle for sparse supplies of food and water
    袋鼠与牛羊争夺稀少的食物和水。
  3. The cattle are being fattened for slaughter
    喂肥牛群以宰杀。
  4. In that part of the world you can feed cattle on almost any green vegetable or fruit
    在那个地方,几乎任何绿色蔬菜或水果都可以给牛吃。
  5. Marry that fat son of a fat cattle dealer? She would die first!
    嫁给那个大腹便便的牛贩子的胖儿子?她宁愿去死!
  6. Cowboys drove covered wagons and rode horses, lassoing cattle.
    牛仔们有的赶着大篷车,有的骑着马,抛套索捕牛。
  7. The cattle disease occurs more or less anywhere in Africa where the fly occurs
    在非洲凡是有这种蝇虫的地方,几乎都会出现这一牛病。
  8. Outside, two old boys lingered on the street corner discussing cattle.
    两个老头儿在外面街角迟迟不走,聊着牛的事情。
  9. He lives on a cattle ranch in Australia.
    他在澳大利亚靠一个牧牛场为生。
  10. He had sought work as a cowboy, rounding up cattle
    他找了一份放牛的差事,负责把牛赶到一起。
  11. Countryside robbers are learning the ways of the wild west by stampeding cattle to distract farmers before raiding their homes.
    乡间强盗正在学习早期西部人的做法,先让牛群受惊四处乱窜以转移农民的注意力,然后再洗劫他们的房屋。
  12. His herd of 170 dairy cattle and 200 young stock are kept on the land.
    他那170头奶牛和200头乳牛都在那块地上圈养。
  13. The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
    那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
  14. The old stone cattle trough still sits by the main entrance.
    陈旧的石制牛食槽仍然放在大门口。
  15. Buyers cleared the day's cattle run at steady rates.
    买主以稳定的价格买光了这一天牵到集市来的牲口。
  16. Someone ran the cattle off during the night.
    有人在夜里偷走了牛。
  17. After a summer here the poorest sheep and cattle grow strong and fat.
    经过一个夏天,连最差的牛羊在这里也长得又肥又壮了。
  18. He feeds oats to his cattle.
    他给牛喂燕麦。
  19. The thunderstorm stampeded the cattle.
    大雷雨惊了牛群。
  20. There is good grassland here for your cattle and horses to graze on.
    这里有很好的草地供你们放牧牛马。
  21. Some cattle were drinking at the pool.
    有几头牛在那池塘边饮水。
  22. Farmer Brown's cattle are branded with the letter B.
    农场主布朗的牛都烙上了字母“B”的印记。
  23. On big farms cattle are usually stamped with brands.
    在大农场,牲畜通常是打烙印的。
  24. The cattle had trodden a path to the pond.
    牛群踏出了一条通往池塘的小径。
  25. The invaders carried away lots of cattle.
    入侵者抢走了许多牲口。
  26. We have branded our cattle.
    我们已经给我们的牛打上了烙印。
  27. They keep horses and cattle, the former for riding, the latter for food.
    他们养马和牛,前者供骑乘,后者供食用。
  28. These cattle have my brand on them.
    这些牛身上打了烙印,标明是我的牛。
  29. The cattle were grazing on the village green.
    牛在村里的草地上吃草。
  30. The cattle broke into the wheat fields and did much damage.
    牛群闯进了麦田,毁坏了不少庄稼。