cattle

英 [ˈkætl]

美 [ˈkætl]

n.  牛

复数：cattle　

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Collins.2 / BNC.2973 / COCA.3629

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

• After a summer here the poorest sheep and cattle grow strong and fat.
  经过一个夏天，连最差的牛羊在这里也长得又肥又壮了。
• Kangaroos compete with sheep and cattle for sparse supplies of food and water
  袋鼠与牛羊争夺稀少的食物和水。
• He feeds oats to his cattle.
  他给牛喂燕麦。
• We have branded our cattle.
  我们已经给我们的牛打上了烙印。
• The invaders carried away lots of cattle.
  入侵者抢走了许多牲口。
• The thunderstorm stampeded the cattle.
  大雷雨惊了牛群。
• 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 grazing on the village green.
  牛在村里的草地上吃草。
• The owner couldn't be bothered to brand the cattle.
  主人懒得给牛打烙印。
• The cattle are being fattened for slaughter
  喂肥牛群以宰杀。