cow
n. 奶牛,母牛; 雌性动物; 婆娘
v. 恐吓; 吓唬; 威胁
A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows .
He kept a few dairy cows...
他养了几头奶牛。
Dad went out to milk the cows.
爸爸出去挤牛奶。
Some female animals, including elephants and whales, are called cows .
...a cow elephant.
雌象
If someone describes a woman as a cow, they dislike her and think that she is unpleasant or stupid.
If someone is 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
If you say that someone can do something until 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。
1. female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
2. mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'
3. a large unpleasant woman
1. subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
ox, bull, cow, buffalo
这些名词均有"牛"之意。
have a cow
(北美,非正式)生气;激动;焦虑
till the cows come home
(非正式)长时间地;没完没了地
till the cows come home【非正式用语】
长时间地;无限期地
The farmer lassoed the cow.
农民用套索捕牛.
My dad spent $ 500 on a new coat and my mom had a cow.
我爸爸花了500美元买了一件外套,妈妈顿时气不打一处来.
The cow is milking heavily.
这头奶牛出奶率很高.
The cowboy splashed his way across the shallow stream with his cow.
牧童牵着牛淌过浅溪.
The farmer felt the cow, went away, returned, sorely perplexed, always afraid of being cheated.
那农民摸摸那头牛, 走了又回来, 犹豫不决, 总怕上当受骗.