cow的中文

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cow
/ kau /

cow¹
◙ noun
1. a fully grown female animal of a domesticated breed of ox, used as a source of milk or beef
• 母牛；奶牛；乳牛。见 cattle
»a dairy cow.
  一头乳牛。
  (loosely) a domestic bovine animal, regardless of sex or age
• （泛指）牛
  (in farming) a female domestic bovine animal which has borne more than one calf
• （畜牧）（已生了几头小牛的）母牛。
--› compare heifer
  the female of certain other large animals, for example elephant, rhinoceros, whale, seal, or reindeer
• （大型）母兽（如大象、犀牛、鲸、海豹、驯鹿等）
2. (informal, derogatory)a woman
• [非正式，贬] 妇女；女人
  [Austral./NZ] an unpleasant person, thing, or situation
• [澳／新西兰] 让人不快的人（事物、情况）

【IDIOMS】

◘ have a cow
1. [N. Amer. informal] become angry, excited, or agitated
• [北美，非正式] 生气；激动；焦虑
»don't have a cow—it's no big deal.
别着急——没什么大不了。
◘ till the cows come home
1. [informal] for an indefinitely long time
• [非正式] 长时间地；没完没了地
»those two could talk till the cows came home.
这两个人可以没完没了地聊下去。

【语源】

1. Old English cū, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koe and German Kuh, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin bos and Greek bous

cow²
◙ verb
1. [with obj.] [一般作 be cowed] cause (someone) to submit to one's wishes by intimidation
• 威胁；恐吓
»the intellectuals had been cowed into silence.
知识分子已被吓得不敢出声了。

【语源】

1. late 16th cent.: probably from Old Norse kúga 'oppress'