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 broke into the wheat fields and did much damage.
  牛群闯进了麦田，毁坏了不少庄稼。
• The invaders carried away lots of cattle.
  入侵者抢走了许多牲口。
• The cattle are being fattened for slaughter
  喂肥牛群以宰杀。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
  那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• He lives on a cattle ranch in Australia.
  他在澳大利亚靠一个牧牛场为生。
• In that part of the world you can feed cattle on almost any green vegetable or fruit
  在那个地方，几乎任何绿色蔬菜或水果都可以给牛吃。