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

• The cattle are being fattened for slaughter
  喂肥牛群以宰杀。
• The cattle had trodden a path to the pond.
  牛群踏出了一条通往池塘的小径。
• 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。
• These cattle have my brand on them.
  这些牛身上打了烙印，标明是我的牛。
• There is good grassland here for your cattle and horses to graze on.
  这里有很好的草地供你们放牧牛马。
• Outside, two old boys lingered on the street corner discussing cattle.
  两个老头儿在外面街角迟迟不走，聊着牛的事情。
• They keep horses and cattle, the former for riding, the latter for food.
  他们养马和牛，前者供骑乘，后者供食用。
• On big farms cattle are usually stamped with brands.
  在大农场，牲畜通常是打烙印的。
• The thunderstorm stampeded the cattle.
  大雷雨惊了牛群。
• Marry that fat son of a fat cattle dealer? She would die first!
  嫁给那个大腹便便的牛贩子的胖儿子？她宁愿去死！