Cow
[ kaʊ ]
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n. 奶牛，乳牛;母兽;雌（象，鲸等）;<侮辱>对女性的蔑称;
vt. 恐吓;吓唬;威胁;
📝 例句
Each cow normally produces only one calf at a time.
在一般情况下，一头母牛每次只能产一头牛犊。
He cowed them with his threats.
他威胁恐吓他们。
Roy tried to ride on a cow for a dare.
罗伊试着骑到牛背上以示自己胆大。
A cow's estrus cycle averages 21 days.
母牛的发情周期平均为21天。
The cow threw a healthy calf.
那头母牛生了一只健康的小牛。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ cow-母牛,sow-播种:母牛在播种
※ cow-奶牛,bow-点头:奶牛在点头
※ cow-母牛、大型母兽、威吓:像母牛一样的大型母兽能够威吓人
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
cow
n
1 fully-grown female of any animal of the ox family, esp the domestic kind kept by farmers to produce milk and beef 母牛（尤指奶牛和菜牛）
milking the cows 给奶牛挤奶
a herd of cows 一群母牛. =>illus 见插图. Cf 参看 bull1 1, calf, heifer.
2 female elephant, rhinoceros, whale, etc 雌性的象、 犀牛、 鲸等. Cf 参看 bull1 2.
3 ( derog sl 讳, 贬, 俚) woman 女子
You stupid cow! 你这蠢女人!
4 (idm 习语) a sacred cow => sacred. till the `cows come home (infml 口) for a very long time; for ever 长时间; 永远
You can talk till the cows come home
you'll never make me change my mind. 你就是说出大天来, 也休想改变我的主意.
cow v [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (into sth/into doing sth) make sb do as one wants by frightening him; intimidate sb 胁迫某人（做某事）; 恐吓某人
The men were cowed into total submission. 这些人被吓得服服贴贴.
a cowed (ie frightened and submissive) look 畏惧而顺从的样子.
🎯 考研助记
凑(cow)在一起的 母牛 像形：张开嘴啃草的牛- 母牛
🔁 扩展释义
*[kau]n. 母牛, 母兽vt. 威胁【化】 母牛(放射性核素发生器的俗称)
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What's your mother's occupation?
你妈妈的职业是什么？
Please give me your advice.
请给我提些建议。
That proved to be my undoing, for I soon got back to my old bad habit of dozing off in front of the screen.
这下我可完了，因为不一会儿，我就恢复了以前的坏习惯，在屏幕前打起瞌睡来。