"cow" in Chinese (Simplified)

母牛奶牛

Definition

cow 指成年雌性牛，通常饲养来产奶或供肉食用。在日常英语里，它有时也会被宽泛地用来指牛这一类家畜。

严格来说，'cow' 指成年母牛；雄性是 'bull'，幼崽是 'calf'。口语里，人们有时会用 'cow' 泛指牛。常见搭配有 'dairy cow'、'milk cow' 和 'sacred cow'（指不愿被批评的观念或传统）。在英式英语里，用 'a cow' 形容女性是冒犯性的说法。

The cow is eating grass in the field.

这头**母牛**正在田里吃草。

My uncle has a cow on his farm.

我叔叔的农场里有一头**母牛**。

That black and white cow gives a lot of milk.

那头黑白相间的**奶牛**产很多奶。

We got stuck behind a cow on the road for ten minutes.

我们在路上被一头**母牛**挡住了，足足有十分钟。

For them, that old rule is a sacred cow nobody wants to question.

对他们来说，那条老规矩就是谁也不想质疑的神圣**禁忌**。

Don't call her a cow — that's really rude.

别叫她**母牛**——那样非常没礼貌。