cow
n. 奶牛,母牛; 雌性動物; 婆娘
v. 恐嚇; 嚇唬; 威脅
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...
他養了幾頭奶牛。
Dad went out to milk the cows.
爸爸出去擠牛奶。
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.
該政府絲毫沒有被這些威脅嚇住,發誓要繼續執行其政策。
...cowing them into submission.
脅迫他們順從
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.
你可以花很長時間來制定政策,但除非高層對之進行監管,否則不會有效果。
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
這些名詞均有"牛"之意。
have a cow
(北美,非正式)生氣;激動;焦慮
till the cows come home
(非正式)長時間地;沒完沒了地
till the cows come home【非正式用語】
長時間地;無限期地
The farmer lassoed the cow.
農民用套索捕牛.
My dad spent $ 500 on a new coat and my mom had a cow.
我爸爸花了500美元買了一件外套,媽媽頓時氣不打一處來.
The cow is milking heavily.
這頭奶牛出奶率很高.
The cowboy splashed his way across the shallow stream with his cow.
牧童牽著牛淌過淺溪.
The farmer felt the cow, went away, returned, sorely perplexed, always afraid of being cheated.
那農民摸摸那頭牛, 走了又回來, 猶豫不決, 總怕上當受騙.