dairy cow
dairy cow — 名詞
1. a cow kept on a farm specifically to produce milk, rather than for its meat
乳牛
專門飼養以生產牛奶的牛
a cow kept on a farm specifically to produce milk, rather than for its meat
Eitan's family keeps twelve dairy cows on their small farm in Vermont.
Eitan 一家在佛蒙特州的小農場養了十二頭乳牛。
collocation: keep dairy cows
Mauricio checked the dairy cow for signs of illness before the morning milking.
Mauricio 在清晨擠奶前檢查乳牛是否有生病的跡象。
The dairy cows at Green Valley Farm produce over five hundred litres each week.
綠谷農場的乳牛每週產出超過五百公升的牛奶。
At the livestock auction, Quan paid a fair price for three healthy dairy cows.
Quan 在牲畜拍賣會上以合理的價格買了三頭健康的乳牛。
Dairy cows need a quiet, clean barn and plenty of fresh water every day.
乳牛每天需要安靜、乾淨的牛舍和充足的淡水。
- milking cow
less common; used mainly in traditional farming contexts
- milk cow
informal variant, more frequent in American English
- beef cow
a cow raised for its meat rather than for milk production