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cow¹ /kaʊ/ n. | phr. ([复] cows 或〈古〉〈方〉kine /kaɪn/)
n.
1. 母牛；奶牛
2. [常作 cows] 〈美〉(泛指)牛
3. 母兽(指雌鲸、雌象、雌麋、雌海豹等，其雄性称 bull)
a bull elephant followed by two young cows 后跟两头小母象的公象
4. 〈口〉肥胖粗笨的女人；婆娘；婊子
5. 〈粗〉“母牛”(用于称多次怀孕生育的女人)
6. 〈美俚〉西点军校三年级生
7. 〈美俚〉牛奶；奶油；牛肉
Drive the cow down. 把牛奶递过来。
canned cow 炼乳
8. 〈澳新俚〉讨厌的人(或事物、处境)(亦作 fair cow)
[< OE cū; 与 OHG kuo cow, L bōs head of cattle, Gr boūs, Sans go 有关] phr. a cow's tail 见 tail¹
have a cow 〈美口〉变得发怒；变得激动不安
Set a cow to catch a hare. 〈谚〉放牛去逐兔，徒劳无功。
The cow that's first up gets the first of the dew. 〈谚〉早起得甘露，勤劳好处多。
the cow with the iron tail 泵
The whiter the cow, the surer it is to go to the altar. 〈谚〉财多招祸，树大招风。
till (或 until, when) the cows come home 〈口〉长时间地；永远；没完没了地 |