cow
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural cows
plural cows
Learner's definition of COW
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a : a large animal that is raised by people for milk or meat usually on a farm奶牛；肉牛
- horses, chickens, and cows马、鸡和牛；
especially : the adult female of this animal（尤指）成年母牛 — compare bull, calf
- The cows need to be milked twice a day.这些奶牛每天要被挤两次奶。
b : an adult female of some other large animals (such as elephants, whales, and seals)某些大型成年雌性动物（如象、鲸、海豹等）
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chiefly British slang, offensive : a woman who is stupid or annoying婆娘；娘儿们
- You stupid cow!你这个蠢娘儿们！
have a cow
slang : to become very angry, upset, etc.暴跳如雷；焦虑不安
- Don't have a cow! I said I'd take care of the problem and I will.别发火！我说过要处理这个问题，而且我会的。
holy cow
informal — used as an interjection to express surprise or excitement用作感叹词，表达惊讶或兴奋
- Holy cow! That car almost ran into us!天啊！那辆车差点儿撞到我们了！
till/until the cows come home
informal : for a very long time很长时间
- They'll be arguing about this till the cows come home.他们将为此争论很长时间。
— see also cash cow, sacred cow
2 cow /ˈkaʊ/ verb
cows; cowed; cowing
2 cow
/ˈkaʊ/
verb
cows; cowed; cowing
Learner's definition of COW
[+ object]
: to make (someone) too afraid to do something : intimidate威胁；恐吓；胁迫
- I refuse to be cowed by their threats.我绝不被他们的威胁吓倒。
- They were cowed into silence by threats. [=they did not complain, publicly say anything, etc., because they had been threatened]他们受到胁迫不敢作声。