cattle

英 [ˈkætl]

美 [ˈkætl]

n.  牛

复数：cattle　

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Collins.2 / BNC.2973 / COCA.3629

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

• Farmer Brown's cattle are branded with the letter B.
  农场主布朗的牛都烙上了字母“B”的印记。
• The thunderstorm stampeded the cattle.
  大雷雨惊了牛群。
• The invaders carried away lots of cattle.
  入侵者抢走了许多牲口。
• The cattle were grazing on the village green.
  牛在村里的草地上吃草。
• 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。
• Someone ran the cattle off during the night.
  有人在夜里偷走了牛。
• 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。
• The owner couldn't be bothered to brand the cattle.
  主人懒得给牛打烙印。
• The cattle broke into the wheat fields and did much damage.
  牛群闯进了麦田，毁坏了不少庄稼。
• 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。