Holy cow Meaning in English
expression
ˈhoʊɫi/ /ˈkaʊ
HOH-lee KOW
hˈəʊli/ /kˈaʊ
HOH-lee KOW
释义
A mild exclamation used to express surprise, shock, or amazement. It's informal and not offensive.
用法与细微差别
Very informal and dated; often replaced by 'oh my God', 'wow', or 'no way.' Never used in formal or written contexts. Used in American English, especially in cartoons and by older speakers.
Spanish: vaya - caramba - dios míoPortuguese (BR): nossa - caramba - meu DeusPortuguese (PT): bolas - caramba - fogoChinese (Simplified): 天哪 - 我的天Chinese (Traditional): 天啊 - 我的天Hindi: अरे बाप रे - हे भगवानArabic: يا إلهي - يا للعجبBengali: হলিড্যা (হলিড্যা! খুব অবাক বা চমকাবার সময় বলা হয়) - হায় রে - বাহRussian: ничего себе - вот это да - обалдетьJapanese: なんてこった - うそでしょ - びっくりしたVietnamese: trời ơi - ôi trời - ghê thậtKorean: 세상에 - 헐 - 이런Turkish: vay canına - aman tanrım - yok artıkUrdu: ارے بابا - اوہ میرے خدا - واہIndonesian: astaga - ya ampun - waduh
例句
Holy cow, that's a huge dog!
basic
Holy cow, it's already midnight!
basic
Holy cow, you finished your homework so fast!
basic
Holy cow, I didn't see that coming at all.
natural
Holy cow, look at all this snow outside!
natural
Holy cow, did you see that goal?
natural