| [/kau; kaʊ/] n 用法:
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. 用法:
2 female elephant, rhinoceros, whale, etc 雌性的象、 犀牛、 鲸等. Cf 参看 bull1 2. 用法:
3 ( derog sl 讳, 贬, 俚) woman 女子:
You stupid cow! 你这蠢女人! 用法:
4 (idm 习语) a sacred cow => sacred. till the `cows come home (infml) 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 2
[/kau; kaʊ/] 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. |