cows
cows — 名詞
- cowssingular
- cowsesplural
1. adult female cattle, especially the ones farmers keep for milk, breeding, or mea
母牛
成年的雌牛，也常泛指農場裡的牛群
adult female cattle, especially the ones farmers keep for milk, breeding, or meat.
At sunrise, the cows crowded by the gate, waiting for milking time.
天剛亮時，母牛就擠在柵門邊等著擠奶。
farm routine: waiting for milking time
Bao led the cows across the lane before the school bus arrived.
Bao 在校車到來前，先把那些牛趕過小路。
move cows across a lane
After the storm, two cows broke the fence and wandered into the orchard.
暴風雨過後，兩頭牛撞破圍欄，走進了果園。
The vet checked the cows one by one for signs of fever.
獸醫逐頭檢查那些牛，看有沒有發燒跡象。
In winter, the cows stayed inside the barn during the icy wind.
冬天裡，那些牛在刺骨寒風中都待在穀倉內。
- cattle
broader term that can include bulls and calves, not only adult females
- dairy cows
more specific term for cows kept mainly for milk production
- herd
usually means the group itself, not the female animals as a type
文法句型
the cows are ...
milk the cows
bring the cows in
用法筆記
In its strict sense, cows means adult female cattle. In everyday farm talk, speakers also use cows for the animals in a herd when the sex of each animal is not the main point.
常見錯誤
2. female adults of some big species, including whales, elephants, seals, and simil
母獸
某些大型動物中的成年雌性
female adults of some big species, including whales, elephants, seals, and similar animals.
In the seal colony, the cows stayed close to the youngest pups.
在海豹群落裡，那些母獸都貼近最小的幼崽。
animal term: female seals
During migration, the whale cows swam beside their calves for weeks.
遷徙期間，母鯨一連好幾週都游在幼鯨身旁。
Rangers separated the elephant cows from the more aggressive bulls.
巡護員把那些母象和較具攻擊性的公象分開。
At feeding time, the older walrus cows moved first toward the icy shore.
到了餵食時間，年紀較大的海象母獸先往結冰海岸移動。
- bulls
adult male animals of these species
文法句型
whale cows
elephant cows
seal cows
用法筆記
Common in wildlife, hunting, and animal-study contexts. It contrasts with bull when the male animal is the point of comparison.
常見錯誤
3. a very offensive insult for women seen as nasty, cruel, or unpleasant.
潑婦
辱稱刻薄又討厭的女人
a very offensive insult for women seen as nasty, cruel, or unpleasant.
The tabloid called the sisters cows after the restaurant argument.
那家小報在餐廳爭吵後，把那對姊妹罵成潑婦。
insult pattern: call someone cows
Online trolls called the actresses cows when the result was announced.
結果一公布，網路酸民就把那些女演員罵成潑婦。
Someone shouted "cows" at the women waiting outside the club.
有人朝著在夜店外排隊的女人們大喊「潑婦」。
The coach punished two boys for calling the girls on their team cows.
那位教練懲罰了兩個把隊上女孩罵成潑婦的男孩。
文法句型
call someone cows
shout cows at ...
用法筆記
Strongly insulting and rude. It is used to attack women, not as a neutral way to describe bad behavior.
常見錯誤
4. things or situations that are awkward, difficult, or miserable to deal with.
麻煩事
難處理又讓人不舒服的事
things or situations that are awkward, difficult, or miserable to deal with.
Those tax forms are cows to finish after a ten-hour shift.
那些報稅表在上完十小時班後還要填，真是麻煩事。
pattern: X are cows to + verb
Wet camping tents are cows to pack when the wind rises.
風一大起來，濕掉的露營帳篷就成了難收的麻煩事。
The last two questions were cows, even for Liam.
最後兩題真是麻煩事，連 Liam 都覺得難。
Old apartment keys can be cows when the lock sticks.
老公寓的鑰匙在鎖卡住時，也可能變成麻煩事。
- nightmares
stronger and more dramatic for troublesome situations
- hassles
more everyday and usually less strongly negative
- pains
informal term for things that are annoying or hard to manage
文法句型
X are cows to + verb
those cows of a ...
用法筆記
Usually appears in British informal speech about jobs, journeys, objects, or situations that cause extra trouble. It often follows a verb such as be or become.
常見錯誤
cows — 動詞
- cowspresent simple I / you / we / they
- cowses3rd person singular
- cowsing-ing form
- cowsedpast simple
1. to make someone give in by frightening them, often with threats or force.
威逼
靠恐嚇逼人就範
to make someone give in by frightening them, often with threats or force.
The gang leader cows shop owners into paying protection money.
幫派頭目威逼店主支付保護費。
cow someone into + -ing
The captain's threats cow younger players before the final free throw.
隊長的威脅在最後一次罰球前就威嚇了年輕球員。
The regime cows local reporters with raids and late-night threats.
那個政權靠突襲和深夜威脅來威逼地方記者。
One violent father cows the whole family into silence.
一個暴力的父親就能威逼全家人都不敢出聲。
A single bad review no longer cows Gabriela before publication.
如今，一則負評已經不會在出版前威逼 Gabriela 退縮。
- intimidate
broader and more neutral in tone than cow
- bully
suggests repeated cruel pressure, not only making someone lose courage once
- browbeat
stronger and often suggests harsh words or public pressure
- encourage
gives someone confidence instead of making them afraid
文法句型
cow someone into + -ing
cow someone with threats
用法筆記
Usually takes a person as its object. Into + -ing is common when the sentence names the action someone is forced to do through fear.