cattle

英 [ˈkætl]

美 [ˈkætl]

n.  牛

复数：cattle　

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牛津词典

noun

• 牛
  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

• N-PLURAL 牛
  Cattleare 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

• 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。
• The thunderstorm stampeded the cattle.
  大雷雨惊了牛群。
• 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。
• The owner couldn't be bothered to brand the cattle.
  主人懒得给牛打烙印。
• On big farms cattle are usually stamped with brands.
  在大农场，牲畜通常是打烙印的。
• The cattle had trodden a path to the pond.
  牛群踏出了一条通往池塘的小径。
• 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。
• The cattle are being fattened for slaughter
  喂肥牛群以宰杀。
• The invaders carried away lots of cattle.
  入侵者抢走了许多牲口。
• 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。