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

• Cowboys drove covered wagons and rode horses, lassoing cattle.
  牛仔们有的赶着大篷车，有的骑着马，抛套索捕牛。
• We have branded our cattle.
  我们已经给我们的牛打上了烙印。
• The cattle broke into the wheat fields and did much damage.
  牛群闯进了麦田，毁坏了不少庄稼。
• 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。
• 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 are being fattened for slaughter
  喂肥牛群以宰杀。
• 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。
• He lives on a cattle ranch in Australia.
  他在澳大利亚靠一个牧牛场为生。
• Someone ran the cattle off during the night.
  有人在夜里偷走了牛。
• There is good grassland here for your cattle and horses to graze on.
  这里有很好的草地供你们放牧牛马。