英语词汇“cow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense cows, present participle cowing, past tense, past participle cowed

1. countable noun

A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows.

He kept a few dairy cows.

Dad went out to milk the cows.

...a herd of cows.

2. See also cattle

3. countable noun [oft NOUN noun]

Some female animals, including elephants and whales, are called cows.

...a cow elephant.

4. countable noun

If someone describes a woman as a cow, they dislike her and think that she is unpleasant or stupid.

[informal, offensive, disapproval]

5. verb

If someone is cowed, they are made afraid, or made to behave in a particular way because they have been frightened or badly treated.

[formal]

The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed to continue itspolicy. [be VERB-ed]

...cowing them into submission. [VERB noun + into]

Synonyms: intimidate, daunt, frighten, scare More Synonyms of cow

cowed adjective

By this time she was so cowed by the beatings that she meekly obeyed. [+ by]

See (do sthg) until the cows come home

7. See also mad cow disease, sacred cow

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单词	cow
释义	Trends of cow View usage for: cow (kaʊ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense cows, present participle cowing, past tense, past participle cowed 1. countable noun A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows. He kept a few dairy cows. Dad went out to milk the cows. ...a herd of cows. 2. See also cattle 3. countable noun [oft NOUN noun] Some female animals, including elephants and whales, are called cows. ...a cow elephant. 4. countable noun If someone describes a woman as a cow, they dislike her and think that she is unpleasant or stupid. [informal, offensive, disapproval] 5. verb If someone is cowed, they are made afraid, or made to behave in a particular way because they have been frightened or badly treated. [formal] The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed to continue itspolicy. [be VERB-ed] ...cowing them into submission. [VERB noun + into] Synonyms: intimidate, daunt, frighten, scare More Synonyms of cow cowed adjective By this time she was so cowed by the beatings that she meekly obeyed. [+ by] 6. See (do sthg) until the cows come home 7. See also mad cow disease, sacred cow cow in British English 1 (kaʊ) noun 1. the mature female of any species of cattle, esp domesticated cattle 2. the mature female of various other mammals, such as the elephant, whale, and seal 3. (not in technical use) any domestic species of cattle 4. informal, offensive a disagreeable woman 5. Australian and New Zealand slang something objectionable (esp in the phrase a fair cow) 6. till the cows come home Word origin Old English cū; related to Old Norse kӯr, Old High German kuo, Latin bōs, Greek boūs, Sanskrit gāŭs cow in British English 2 (kaʊ) verb (transitive) to frighten or overawe, as with threats Word origin C17: from Old Norse kūga to oppress, related to Norwegian kue, Swedish kuva cow in American English 1 (kaʊ) noun 1. the mature female of domestic cattle (genus Bos), valued for its milk 2. the mature female of certain other mammals, as the buffalo, elephant, moose, whale, etc. the male of such animals is called a bull 3. US and West a domestic bovine animal, whether a steer, bull, cow, or calf usually used in pl. Idioms: have a cow Word origin ME cou, cow, pl. kye (southern doubled pl. kyn) < OE cū, pl. cy < IE base gwou-, cow, ox > Sans gauḥ, Gr bous, L bos, OIr bo, Ger kuh cow in American English 2 (kaʊ) verb transitive to make timid and submissive by filling with fear or awe; intimidate Word origin < ON kūga, to subdue; meaning infl. by cow1, coward More idioms containing cow a sacred cow have a cow a cash cow Image of cow © Eric Isselee, shutterstock Word lists with cow fauna In other languages cow British English: cow /kaʊ/ NOUN A cow* is a large female animal kept on farms for its milk. He kept a few dairy cows. American English: cow Arabic: بَقَرَة Brazilian Portuguese: vaca Chinese: 母牛 Croatian: krava Czech: kráva Danish: ko Dutch: koe European Spanish: vaca Finnish: lehmä French: vache German: Kuh Greek: αγελάδα Italian: mucca Japanese: 雌牛 Korean: 암소 Norwegian: ku Polish: krowa European Portuguese: vaca Romanian: vacă Russian: корова Latin American Spanish: vaca Swedish: ko Thai: วัวตัวเมีย Turkish: inek Ukrainian: корова Vietnamese: con bò cái All related terms of 'cow' ant cow an insect, esp an aphid , that excretes a sweet honey-like substance that is collected and eaten by ants Cow Gum a colourless adhesive based on a natural rubber solution moo-cow the mature female of any species of cattle , esp domesticated cattle sea cow any sirenian mammal, such as a dugong or manatee brown cow a drink made by mixing cola and milk cash cow In business, a cash cow is a product or investment that steadily continues to be profitable . cow bail either of two small wooden bars placed across the tops of the stumps to form the wicket cow cocky a dairy farmer who works alone cow dung cow manure cow pilot → sergeant major (sense 3 ) cow pony a horse used by cowboys when herding cow shark any large primitive shark , esp Hexanchus griseum, of the family Hexanchidae of warm and temperate waters cow town a town in a cattle-ranching region , esp. one with stockyards, slaughterhouses, etc. dairy cow a cow which is used to produce milk empty cow a cow that does not produce calves during the breeding season milch cow a source of easy income , esp a person cow cockies a dairy farmer who works alone cow college an agricultural college cow killer a large velvet ant ( Dasymutilla occidentalis ) of the S and E U.S.: the wingless female has a powerful sting cow parsley a common Eurasian umbelliferous hedgerow plant, Anthriscus sylvestris, having umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers cow parsnip any tall coarse umbelliferous plant of the genus Heracleum, such as H. sphondylium of Europe and Asia, having thick stems and flattened clusters of white or purple flowers cow pillow (in India) a large cylindrical pillow stuffed with cotton and used for reclining rather than sleeping cow-spanker a dairy farmer sacred cow If you describe a belief , custom, or institution as a sacred cow , you disapprove of people treating it with too much respect and being afraid to criticize or question it. a cash cow a source of money that continues to produce a large amount of profit over a long period, without needing a lot of funding . have a cow to become very upset or angry springing cow a cow about to give birth a sacred cow a belief, opinion or tradition that people are not willing to criticize , question or change cowpat A cowpat is a pile of faeces from a cow. spatterdock a yellow water lily mad cow disease Mad cow disease is a disease which affects the nervous system of cattle and causes death . six-gilled shark any large primitive shark , esp Hexanchus griseum, of the family Hexanchidae of warm and temperate waters Chinese translation of 'cow' cow (kau) n (c) (= farm animal) 奶牛 (nǎiniú) (头, tóu) (Zool) [of elephant, whale] 雌兽(獸) (císhòu) (inf!, = woman) 婆娘 (póniáng) vt (= intimidate) 胁(脅)迫 (xiépò) (verb) in the sense of intimidate Definition to frighten or subdue with threats They were not cowed by physical intimidation. Synonyms intimidate Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed. daunt Nothing evil could daunt them. frighten Most children are frightened by the sight of blood. scare She's just trying to scare me. bully I wasn't going to let him bully me. dismay The committee was dismayed by what it had been told. awe I am still awed by his courage. subdue unnerve The news about Dermot had unnerved me. overawe terrorize He was fired for terrorizing his colleagues. browbeat attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters psych out (informal) dishearten These conditions dishearten people and undermine their hope. Additional synonyms in the sense of awe Definition to inspire with reverence or dread I am still awed by his courage. Synonyms impress, amaze, stun, frighten, terrify, cow, astonish, horrify, intimidate, daunt in the sense of browbeat Definition to frighten (someone) with threats attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters Synonyms bully, threaten, cow, intimidate, badger, oppress, hector, coerce, bulldoze (informal), overawe, dragoon, ride roughshod over, tyrannize, overbear, domineer in the sense of bully Definition to hurt, intimidate, or persecute (a weaker or smaller person) I wasn't going to let him bully me. Synonyms persecute, intimidate, torment, hound, oppress, pick on, victimize, terrorize, push around (slang), ill-treat, ride roughshod over, maltreat, tyrannize, overbear Synonyms of 'cow' cow Explore 'cow' in the dictionary
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