ox
/ɒks/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɑks] /ɑːks/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈɑks] /ˈäks/ (ame, mw)
ox — 名詞
- oxsingular
- oxenplural
1. an adult male cow whose sex organs have been removed, especially one once used t
閹牛
去勢後常拉重物的公牛
an adult male cow whose sex organs have been removed, especially one once used to pull heavy loads or farm tools
Two oxen pulled the wooden cart through the muddy field.
兩頭閹牛把木車拉過泥濘的田地。
oxen pull heavy loads on a farm
Before sunrise, the farmer yoked the ox for a long day of ploughing.
天還沒亮，農夫就給那頭閹牛套上軛，準備一整天耕田。
yoke an ox for farm work
Children fed the old ox hay beside the red barn.
孩子們在紅色穀倉旁餵那頭老閹牛吃乾草。
An ox dragged the fallen tree away from the village road.
一頭閹牛把倒下的樹拖離村裡的道路。
- steer
often North American and more often linked to cattle raised for beef than to pulling work
用法筆記
Usually refers to a castrated working animal in farming or historical contexts, not to every male cow.
2. a member of the cattle family, such as a cow or a bull
牛隻
泛指牛類動物
a member of the cattle family, such as a cow or a bull
We counted twenty oxen grazing on the hill behind the farm.
我們數到二十頭牛隻在農場後方的山坡上吃草。
plural oxen for cattle in general
During the storm, one black ox broke through the gate.
暴風雨時，一頭黑牛撞破了大門。
At the autumn fair, each ox wore a numbered rope collar.
秋季市集上，每頭牛都戴著有編號的繩項圈。
The vet checked the injured ox before the market opened.
市場開門前，獸醫檢查了那頭受傷的牛。
用法筆記
This broader meaning is less common and often appears in farm descriptions or older writing about cattle in general.