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cow

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¹ cow /ˈkaʊ/ noun

plural cows

¹ cow

/ˈkaʊ/

noun

plural cows

Learner's definition of COW

[count]

a : a large animal that is raised by people for milk or meat usually on a farm奶牛；肉牛

horses, chickens, and cows马、鸡和牛；

especially : the adult female of this animal（尤指）成年母牛

The cows need to be milked twice a day.这些奶牛每天要被挤两次奶。

— compare bull, calf

b : an adult female of some other large animals (such as elephants, whales, and seals)某些大型成年雌性动物（如象、鲸、海豹等）

chiefly British slang, offensive : a woman who is stupid or annoying婆娘；娘儿们

You stupid cow!你这个蠢娘儿们！

have a cow

slang

: to become very angry, upset, etc.暴跳如雷；焦虑不安

Don't have a cow! I said I'd take care of the problem and I will.别发火！我说过要处理这个问题，而且我会的。

holy cow

informal

— used as an interjection to express surprise or excitement用作感叹词，表达惊讶或兴奋

Holy cow! That car almost ran into us!天啊！那辆车差点儿撞到我们了！

till/until the cows come home

informal

: for a very long time很长时间

They'll be arguing about this till the cows come home.他们将为此争论很长时间。

— see also cash cow, sacred cow

² cow /ˈkaʊ/ verb

cows; cowed; cowing

² cow

/ˈkaʊ/

verb

cows; cowed; cowing

Learner's definition of COW

[+ object]

: to make (someone) too afraid to do something : intimidate威胁；恐吓；胁迫

I refuse to be cowed by their threats.我绝不被他们的威胁吓倒。
They were cowed into silence by threats. [=they did not complain, publicly say anything, etc., because they had been threatened]他们受到胁迫不敢作声。

BNC: 2944 COCA: 3078

cow

1 of 2

noun

ˈkau̇

: the mature female of cattle (genus Bos)

: the mature female of various usually large animals (such as an elephant, whale, or moose)

: a domestic bovine animal regardless of sex or age

chiefly British, informal : a woman who is stupid or annoying

Liesel was on such a high that she felt indestructible. "I said," she beamed, "stupid cow," and she didn't have to wait a single moment for the teacher's hand to slap her.

Markus Zusak

cowy

ˈkau̇-ē

adjective

cow

2 of 2

verb

cowed; cowing; cows

transitive verb

: to destroy the resolve or courage of

also : to bring to a state or an action by intimidation

—used with into

… like too many Asian armies, adept at cowing a population into feeding them …

Edward Lansdale

cowedly

ˈkau̇(-ə)d-lē

adverb

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Example Sentences

Noun The cows need to be milked twice a day. Verb I refuse to be cowed by their threats. a sharp glare cowed the child into being quiet

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Meanwhile, Smith expects Vanguard’s portfolio of anaerobic digesters, which produce electricity or gas from methane emitted from food waste and cow manure, will grow from six today to roughly 150, over the same time frame.

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022 Authorities say Berry was located later that day after hiding in cow manure for several hours.

Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 26 June 2022 Yawitz referenced one small study in which subjects reported significantly lower desire to eat and less post-meal hunger in participants after eating a breakfast with goat's milk compared to a breakfast featuring cow's milk.

Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2022 Financially speaking, the loss of an animal like a cow has to be measured across years, says Tracy Hatch, president of the Utah Cattlemen’s Association.

Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Apr. 2021 More cow manure lies in and around the larger pond.

Joe Duhownik, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2022 One of particular interest is filling cow horns with compost, burying them in the vineyard, and digging them up later.

Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 21 Aug. 2022 But just because almost everyone’s exhausted by this crummy cash-cow franchise, doesn’t mean the franchise is exhausted in turn.

Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 Aug. 2022 The cow power also is used to run a feed mixing system at Bar 20, replacing diesel and reducing smog-forming emissions by 90%.

Jeff Kart, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022

Verb

Since then, Courtnie has embraced their newfound passion by expanding their collection to other remains such as rat skulls, the hollow shell of a rattlesnake’s tail and cow vertebrae.

Courtnie Wilson, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022 But the hostile reception didn’t cow the speakers, including Florida governor Ron DeSantis and former secretary of state Mike Pompeo.

Jack Wolfsohn, National Review, 14 June 2022 All three formulas the White House has prioritized—the two from Nestlé and one from Gerber—are all hypoallergenic formulas for children who are allergic to cow’s milk.

Andrew Marquardt, Fortune, 23 May 2022 About 70,000 children in the U.S. are allergic to cow milk, Vilsack said.

Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 22 May 2022 The formulas — Alfamino Infant, Alfamino Junior, and Gerber Good Start Extensive HA — are all for children who are allergic to cow’s milk protein, according to a White House statement.

New York Times, 19 May 2022 About 50% of the babies in the United States have an allergy to cow’s milk, Madden said.

cleveland, 20 May 2022 The products are made for babies who are allergic to cow’s milk.

Kevin Freking, USA TODAY, 18 May 2022 After experimenting with a few brands, going to grocery stores every day, getting family and friends to check their local stores and even venturing to other towns to check supply, Houston transitioned Raelyn to cow’s milk.

Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 11 May 2022 See More

BNC: 2944 COCA: 3078

cow

noun

ADJECTIVE

➤beef肉用牛

▸➤dairy, milch, often figurative) , milk (especially NAmE) 奶牛；搖錢樹；財源

◇The region is treated as a milch cow by central government.該地區被中央政府當成搖錢樹。

➤sacred (often figurative) 不容批評的制度

◇the sacred cow of free-market economics自由市場經濟的不容批評

... OF COWS

➤herd一群牛

VERB + COW

➤breed養牛

▸➤milk擠牛奶

➤kill, slaughter殺牛；屠宰牛

COW + VERB

➤low, moo牛哞哞叫

▸➤chew the cud, graze牛反芻；牛吃草

▸➤calve牛下崽兒

◇The cow had difficulties calving.這頭母牛生小牛難產。

COW + NOUN

➤byre, shed (usually cowshed) 牛欄；牛棚

➤pasture養牛的牧場

▸➤chip, dung, manure, muck, pat

(usually cowpat)

(BrE) , patty, pie (NAmE) 乾牛糞塊；牛糞；牛糞肥；牛糞堆

▸➤bell (usually cowbell) 牛鈴

PHRASES

➤a breed of cow某一品種的母牛

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