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BNC: 2944 COCA: 3078

cow

Word family
Related topics: Animals
cow1 /kaʊ/ ●●● S2 noun [countableC]  
1. cow.jpg HBAa large female animal that is kept on farms and used to produce milk or meat 母牛,奶牛 bull
2 HBAa male or female animal of this type bull
 a herd of cows
一群牛
3. HBAthe female of some large animals, such as the elephant or the whale 大型雌性动物〔如象、鲸等〕 bull
4. UNPLEASANT British EnglishBrE spoken not polite an offensive word for a woman who you think is stupid or unpleasant 蠢女人;泼妇
5. have a cow SURPRISED informal to be very angry or surprised about something 非常生气;非常吃惊
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6. till the cows come home informalLONG TIME for a very long time, or for ever 长时间地;无限期地;永远
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cash cow, mad cow disease, sacred cow
nCOLLOCATIONS
types of cow
dairy cows (=kept for their milk)
He keeps a herd of dairy cows.
beef cows (=kept for their meat)
They are a well-known breed of beef cow.
verbs
milk a cow (=get the milk from a cow)
Once a day, the cows are brought in to be milked.
a cow moos (=makes a long low sound)
I could hear cows mooing in the barn.
a cow grazes (=eats the grass)
Cows were grazing peacefully in the meadows.
a cow calves (=produces a calf, a young cow)
At this time of year the cows are calving.
phrases
a herd of cows (=a group that are together somewhere)
We had to wait while a farmer brought a herd of cows across the bridge.
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cow2 verb [transitiveT]  
THREATENto frighten someone in order to make them do something 恐吓,威胁
be cowed into something
 The protesters had been cowed into submission by the police.
抗议者在警察的威胁下屈服了。
nGrammar
Cow is usually passive.
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Origin cow1
Old English cu
cow2
(1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian language
BNC: 2944 COCA: 3078
cow

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF COWS | VERB + COW | COW + VERB | COW + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbeef肉用牛dairy, milch, often figurative) , milk (especially NAmE) 奶牛;搖錢樹;財源The region is treated as a milch cow by central government.該地區被中央政府當成搖錢樹。sacred (often figurative) 不容批評的制度the sacred cow of free-market economics自由市場經濟的不容批評... OF COWSherd一群牛VERB + COWbreed養牛milk擠牛奶kill, slaughter殺牛;屠宰牛COW + VERBlow, moo牛哞哞叫chew the cud, graze牛反芻;牛吃草calve牛下崽兒The cow had difficulties calving.這頭母牛生小牛難產。COW + NOUNbyre, shed (usually cowshed) 牛欄;牛棚pasture養牛的牧場chip, dung, manure, muck, pat (usually cowpat) (BrE) , patty, pie (NAmE) 乾牛糞塊;牛糞;牛糞肥;牛糞堆
bell (usually cowbell) 牛鈴PHRASESa breed of cow某一品種的母牛
BNC: 2944 COCA: 3078
cow verb
threaten1
BNC: 2944 COCA: 3078
cow
Animals kept for their meat or milk: boar, broiler, cattle...
Female animals: bitch, cow, dam...
Insulting words for a woman: witch, virago, frump...
To make someone afraid or frightened: frighten, alarm, scare...

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