词汇 | cow |
释义 | cowUK:*/ˈkaʊ/US:/kaʊ/ ,(kou)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 cow n (female bovine)母牛;奶牛;乳牛The cow needed to be milked twice daily.奶牛每天需要挤两次奶。 cow n (female of certain animals)雌性动物;雌兽The elephants lived in a group consisting of three cows and their babies.这群大象是由三头雌象和其幼崽组成的。 cow n UK, figurative, pejorative, slang (unpleasant woman)讨厌的女人I hate my new teacher. She's such a cow!我好讨厌新老师,她真烦人! cow n US, figurative, pejorative, slang (obese woman)过度肥胖的女人She wasn't so fat before, but now she is a real cow.她以前没有那么胖,但现在圆润得不得了。 cow n US, figurative, pejorative, slang (person who eats a lot)食量特别大的人,饭桶Don't be such a cow. Stop eating.别当饭桶。快别吃了。 cow n figurative, pejorative, informal ([sth] difficult)麻烦的事物This car's a beauty but it's an absolute cow to maintain.这辆车真漂亮,不过维护起来一定特麻烦。 其他翻译 cow [sb] vtr often passive (intimidate)威胁;恐吓This politician is steadfast and does not allow his opponents to cow him. 动词短语 cow down vi phrasal US, informal (be intimidated)受威胁,被吓坏Jeff tried to intimidate me but I refused to cow down. cow down to [sb] vi phrasal + prep US, informal (be intimidated)威胁,恐吓I'm not going to cow down to her. She doesn't scare me! 复合形式: cash cow n figurative ([sth] lucrative) (比喻)摇钱树Bottled water is the cash cow of the new millennium - it costs more than gasoline! cow parsley, Queen Anne's lace n (plant: Anthriscus sylvestris)峨参 cow pie, cow patty, cow flop, cow chip (US), cowpat (UK) n informal (bovine feces)牛粪;一坨牛屎When Beverly walked across the cow pasture, she stepped in a huge cow pie! cowhide [sb], cow-hide [sb] vtr (whip with cowhide)用牛皮鞭抽 dairy cow n (cow kept for milking)奶牛We kept a dairy cow, and it was my brother's job to milk her. have a cow, have kittens v expr slang, figurative (become angry or upset) (俚语)发怒;生气 Holy cow! interj informal (astonishment) (感叹语)神啊!天哪!不是吧!Holy cow! What size is that diamond on your finger? Holy cow! I came close to hitting that car in front of me! holy cow n figurative ([sth] sacred) (比喻)神圣之物It is time to stop treating tourism as a holy cow which we must protect and nurture at all costs. mad cow disease n (BSE: bovine spongiform encephalopathy)疯牛病More cattle are to be tested for mad cow disease. milk cow, milch cow n (dairy cow kept for milking)奶牛If you want to live a self-sufficient lifestyle then you ought to buy a milk cow. milk cow, milch cow, cash cow n figurative ([sth] profitable)利润丰厚之业务;摇钱树;金牛 sacred cow n figurative ([sth] considered holy)圣牛; (比喻)不可批评的习俗(制度等)He looks upon his car as a kind of sacred cow. sea cow n (manatee)海牛;海象In Costa Rica they take good care to preserve the sea cows. spatterdock, cow lily n (plant)萍蓬草,睡莲 |
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