"cow" in Chinese (Traditional)
母牛乳牛
Definition
cow 指成年雌性牛,通常飼養來產奶或供食用。在日常英語裡,它有時也會被較廣泛地用來指牛這類家畜。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
嚴格來說,'cow' 指成年母牛;雄性是 'bull',幼崽是 'calf'。在口語裡,人們有時會用 'cow' 泛指牛。常見搭配有 'dairy cow'、'milk cow' 和 'sacred cow'(指不願被批評的觀念或傳統)。在英式英語裡,用 'a cow' 來形容女性是帶有冒犯性的。
Examples
The cow is eating grass in the field.
這頭**母牛**正在田裡喫草。
My uncle has a cow on his farm.
我叔叔的農場裡有一頭**母牛**。
That black and white cow gives a lot of milk.
那頭黑白相間的**乳牛**產很多奶。
We got stuck behind a cow on the road for ten minutes.
我們在路上被一頭**母牛**擋住了,足足有十分鐘。
For them, that old rule is a sacred cow nobody wants to question.
對他們來說,那條老規矩就是誰也不想質疑的神聖**禁忌**。
Don't call her a cow — that's really rude.
別叫她**母牛**——那樣非常沒禮貌。