cowing

[US]/kaʊ/
[UK]/kaʊ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 奶牛,母牛;母兽
vt. 威胁,恐吓

Phrases & Collocations

milk cow

产奶牛

cowhide

牛皮

cowbell

牛铃

herd of cows

一群牛

cowshed

牛舍

dairy cow

n. 奶牛;乳牛

cash cow

摇钱树;巨大财源

cow leather

牛皮

milch cow

摇钱树,财源;乳牛

holy cow

[俚]不会吧!;哎呀!;我的天啊(等于holy cats)

sacred cow

圣牛(印度教等的);不可修改的文稿;不可批评的人(思想或事物)

Example Sentences

The cow is dry.

母牛缺奶。

It is a cow in milk.

这是一头出奶期中的母牛。

The cow is a ruminant.

牛是反刍动物。

this cow is a fair swine.

这头母牛真是太讨厌了。

cow parsley is perennial.

峨参是多年生的。

The cow cast a calf.

母牛早产下一头小牛

The cow is a useful animal.

奶牛是有用的动物。

the distant tinkle of a cow bell.

远处牛铃的丁当声。

be cowed into submission

被恐吓得屈服

We drink cow's milk.

我们喝牛奶。

In India, the cow is a sacrosanct animal.

牛在印度是神圣的动物。

The cow is milking heavily.

这头奶牛出奶率很高。

Cows and sheep are herbivores.

牛和羊是食草动物。

don't have a cow—it's no big deal.

别着急——没什么大不了。

treat flatulent cows with caustic soda.

用苛性钠治疗胃肠胀气的奶牛。

Real-world Examples

They have sea cows, like my poster.

他们这里有海象,像我的海报中画的那样。

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

A normally aggressive press has been cowed.

向来态度挑衅的报业已经成为惊弓之鸟。

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

He traded his cow for the magic bean.

他用他的牛换了魔豆。

Source: Bedtime stories for children

William Taft had a cow named Pauline.

威廉·塔夫脱有一头名叫波林的奶牛。

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2021 Collection

It looked like a small black cow.

它看似一头黑色的小牛。

Source: The Hound of the Baskervilles

There are ten cows in the field.

原野上有10头乳牛。

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Have neither of you seen a cow?

你俩都没见过牛吗?

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

We have about 70 or 80 mature cows.

我们有大约70或80头成年奶牛。

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2021 Collection

I traded the family cow for them beans.

我用家里的牛换了那些魔豆。

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

The big truck missed the cow by inches.

那辆大卡车差一点撞到一头牛。

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

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