heifer 小母牛 — 中文意思、英文定義、例句

1.名詞C2

釋義

小母牛

未生育或僅生過一胎的年輕母牛

a female cow in the life stage between calf and full adult: she has produced no calf yet, or at most one.

例句

Kenji raised three black-and-white heifers on his dairy farm in Hokkaido.

Kenji 在北海道的酪農場養了三頭黑白相間的小母牛。

countable plural: heifers in a working farm scene

Each spring, the auction barn fills with farmers bidding on healthy young heifers.

每年春天，拍賣場裡擠滿了競標健康年輕小母牛的農夫。

collocation: young heifer (typical modifier even though redundant)

同義詞

young cow
everyday phrasing non-farmers use when 'heifer' would feel too technical

反義詞

cow
adult female that has already given birth more than once
bull
adult male

用法筆記

Distinguish from 'calf' (a baby cow of either sex) and 'cow' (an adult female that has already calved more than once). Mostly used by farmers, vets, and people working in agriculture.

常見錯誤

❌The bull gave birth to a heifer.

✅The cow gave birth to a calf.

💡a newborn cow of either sex is a 'calf'; 'heifer' is reserved for a young female that has not yet had a baby.

heifer

heifer — 名詞

1. a female cow in the life stage between calf and full adult: she has produced no

用法筆記

常見錯誤