bullock
/ˈbʊlək/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʊlək] /ˈbʊlək/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈʊlək] /ˈbu̇-lək How to pronounce bullock (audio) also ˈbə-/ (ame, mw)
bullock — 名詞
- bullocksingular
- bullocksplural
1. a farm-raised young bull that is usually castrated and kept mainly for beef inst
閹公牛
年輕公牛，尤指閹割後養來食用者
a farm-raised young bull that is usually castrated and kept mainly for beef instead of breeding
Nora helped feed the bullocks before sunrise on her uncle's cattle farm.
Nora 天還沒亮就在叔叔的牛場幫忙餵那些閹公牛。
plural farm scene: feed the bullocks
At the autumn market, Yara examined a healthy bullock for the beef herd.
在秋季市集上，Yara 查看了一頭要編入肉牛群的健康閹公牛。
countable singular in a livestock market scene
The vet checked the young bullock after it stopped eating last night.
那頭年輕的閹公牛昨晚不再進食後，獸醫便來替牠檢查。
Farmers often keep bullocks separate from breeding bulls in the summer.
農夫在夏天常把閹公牛和留種的公牛分開飼養。
Lakan learned how to guide a nervous bullock through the sale ring.
Lakan 學著把一頭緊張的閹公牛引過拍賣場的走道。
- steer
the usual American English term for a castrated male cow raised for beef
- bull
a bull is an uncastrated male cow kept for breeding
文法句型
plural: bullocks
用法筆記
Mainly British English. In American English, farmers more often say 'steer' for this animal. Use 'bull' instead when the male animal has not been castrated and is kept for breeding.