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

• Some cattle were drinking at the pool.
  有几头牛在那池塘边饮水。
• We have branded our cattle.
  我们已经给我们的牛打上了烙印。
• His herd of 170 dairy cattle and 200 young stock are kept on the land.
  他那170头奶牛和200头乳牛都在那块地上圈养。
• 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。
• The cattle disease occurs more or less anywhere in Africa where the fly occurs
  在非洲凡是有这种蝇虫的地方，几乎都会出现这一牛病。
• 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。
• Someone ran the cattle off during the night.
  有人在夜里偷走了牛。
• He had sought work as a cowboy, rounding up cattle
  他找了一份放牛的差事，负责把牛赶到一起。
• 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。
• Farmer Brown's cattle are branded with the letter B.
  农场主布朗的牛都烙上了字母“B”的印记。