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。
• Someone ran the cattle off during the night.
  有人在夜里偷走了牛。
• He lives on a cattle ranch in Australia.
  他在澳大利亚靠一个牧牛场为生。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• On big farms cattle are usually stamped with brands.
  在大农场，牲畜通常是打烙印的。
• 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。
• 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。