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

• Outside, two old boys lingered on the street corner discussing cattle.
  两个老头儿在外面街角迟迟不走，聊着牛的事情。
• They keep horses and cattle, the former for riding, the latter for food.
  他们养马和牛，前者供骑乘，后者供食用。
• The cattle are being fattened for slaughter
  喂肥牛群以宰杀。
• Marry that fat son of a fat cattle dealer? She would die first!
  嫁给那个大腹便便的牛贩子的胖儿子？她宁愿去死！
• On big farms cattle are usually stamped with brands.
  在大农场，牲畜通常是打烙印的。
• We have branded our cattle.
  我们已经给我们的牛打上了烙印。
• The cattle were grazing on the village green.
  牛在村里的草地上吃草。
• He lives on a cattle ranch in Australia.
  他在澳大利亚靠一个牧牛场为生。
• Buyers cleared the day's cattle run at steady rates.
  买主以稳定的价格买光了这一天牵到集市来的牲口。
• The old stone cattle trough still sits by the main entrance.
  陈旧的石制牛食槽仍然放在大门口。