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

• Some cattle were drinking at the pool.
  有几头牛在那池塘边饮水。
• 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。
• Kangaroos compete with sheep and cattle for sparse supplies of food and water
  袋鼠与牛羊争夺稀少的食物和水。
• These cattle have my brand on them.
  这些牛身上打了烙印，标明是我的牛。
• The cattle had trodden a path to the pond.
  牛群踏出了一条通往池塘的小径。
• His herd of 170 dairy cattle and 200 young stock are kept on the land.
  他那170头奶牛和200头乳牛都在那块地上圈养。
• Someone ran the cattle off during the night.
  有人在夜里偷走了牛。
• 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！
• He feeds oats to his cattle.
  他给牛喂燕麦。
• The cattle were grazing on the village green.
  牛在村里的草地上吃草。