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cow1/kaʊ/n. 1a a fully grown female of any bovine animal, esp. of the genus Bos, used as a source of milk and beef (成年的)母牛，奶牛 b a domestic bovine animal (regardless of sex or age) 家牛(不分雌雄或年岁) c a female domestic bovine animal which has borne a calf (cf. 参见 HEIFER 1) (生育过牛犊的)母牛 2 the female of other large animals, esp. the elephant, whale, and seal 母兽(尤指雌象、雌鲸和雌海豹) 3 colloq. derog. [口] [贬]a a woman, esp. a coarse or unpleasant one (尤指肥胖粗笨的)女人，婆娘 b Austral. & NZ an unpleasant person, thing, situation, etc. [澳新]讨厌的人(事物、处境等) □ till the cows come home colloq. for an indefinitely long time [口]长久地，无限期地 [Old English cū from Germanic, related to Latin bos, Greek bous] |