stockman

IPA/ˈstɒkmən/
KK[stˈɑkmən]IPA/ˈstɑːkmən/

stockman — 名詞

  • stockmansingular
  • stockmansplural

1. a man who looks after the animals on a farm — for example, feeding cattle, treat

1.名詞C1
釋義

畜牧工

在牧場照顧牲畜的男工

a man who looks after the animals on a farm — for example, feeding cattle, treating sick sheep, or moving livestock to different grazing areas.

例句

The old stockman rode out at dawn to check the cattle in the north pasture.

那位老畜牧工在黎明時騎馬出發，去查看北邊牧場上的牛群。

stockman + check + cattle in pasture

Amir worked as a stockman on a large sheep station in western New South Wales.

Amir 在新南威爾斯西部一個大型綿羊牧場擔任畜牧工。

worked as a stockman on + [place]

常見搭配
  • experienced stockman
  • skilled stockman
  • work as a stockman
  • the stockman's quarters
同義詞
  • herdsman

    more common for someone who herds animals on foot, especially in British English

  • rancher

    usually describes the owner or manager of a cattle ranch, especially in North America

  • cattleman

    focuses specifically on cattle, not other livestock like sheep or goats

文法句型

stockman + verb (singular)

用法筆記

This term is most common in Australia and New Zealand, where a station is a large farm for raising cattle or sheep. The gender-neutral equivalent 'stockperson' is increasingly used.

常見錯誤

The stockman checked the inventory in the warehouse.
The stockman checked the flock of sheep in the paddock.
'stockman' refers to a livestock worker, not a storekeeper or warehouse worker.

同根字

  • stockwoman
    名詞C1
  • stockperson
    名詞C1
  • livestock
    名詞B2
  • stockbreeding
    名詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • stockman's hat
  • stockman's horse
  • stockman's quarters
  • stockman's skills

常用片語

  • work as a stockman
  • a stockman's job
  • a skilled stockman

介系詞搭配

  • on [a farm/station]
  • as [a stockman]