dairy cow
IPA/ˈdeə.ri ˌkaʊ/
IPA/ˈder.i ˌkaʊ/
dairy cow — noun
1. a cow kept on a farm specifically to produce milk, rather than for its meat
1.名詞B1
釋義
a cow kept on a farm specifically to produce milk, rather than for its meat
例句
Eitan's family keeps twelve dairy cows on their small farm in Vermont.
collocation: keep dairy cows
Mauricio checked the dairy cow for signs of illness before the morning milking.
The dairy cows at Green Valley Farm produce over five hundred litres each week.
At the livestock auction, Quan paid a fair price for three healthy dairy cows.
Dairy cows need a quiet, clean barn and plenty of fresh water every day.
同義詞
- milking cow
less common; used mainly in traditional farming contexts
- milk cow
informal variant, more frequent in American English
反義詞
- beef cow
a cow raised for its meat rather than for milk production