cow
n
1 fully-grown female of any animal of the ox family, esp the domestic kind kept by farmers to produce milk and beef 母牛(尤指奶牛和菜牛)
milking the cows 给奶牛挤奶
a herd of cows 一群母牛. =>illus 见插图. Cf 参看 bull1 1, calf, heifer.
2 female elephant, rhinoceros, whale, etc 雌性的象、 犀牛、 鲸等. Cf 参看 bull1 2.
3 ( derog sl 讳, 贬, 俚) woman 女子
You stupid cow! 你这蠢女人!
4 (idm 习语) a sacred cow => sacred. till the `cows come home (infml 口) for a very long time; for ever 长时间; 永远
You can talk till the cows come home
you'll never make me change my mind. 你就是说出大天来, 也休想改变我的主意.
cow v [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (into sth/into doing sth) make sb do as one wants by frightening him; intimidate sb 胁迫某人(做某事); 恐吓某人
The men were cowed into total submission. 这些人被吓得服服贴贴.
a cowed (ie frightened and submissive) look 畏惧而顺从的样子.
🎯 考研助记
凑(cow)在一起的 母牛 像形:张开嘴啃草的牛- 母牛
🔁 扩展释义
*[kau]n. 母牛, 母兽vt. 威胁【化】 母牛(放射性核素发生器的俗称)
📖 同为「初中」词汇
bluntadj. 钝的,不锋利的;迟钝的;直率的;呆板的;
vt. 使迟钝;使钝;
n. 钝的东西;小雪茄烟;