cow /kaʊ/ CET4 TEM4 ( cowing, cowed, cows )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows. 母牛; 奶牛

  例：

  He kept a few dairy cows.

  他养了几头奶牛。

  例：

  Dad went out to milk the cows.

  爸爸出去给牛挤奶去了。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Some female animals, including elephants and whales, are called cows. 大型雌兽

  例：

  ...a cow elephant.

  …一头母象。

• 3. 

  V-T If someone is cowed, they are made afraid, or made to behave in a particular way because they have been frightened or badly treated. 胁迫; 恐吓 [正式] [usu passive]

  例：

  The government, far from being cowed by these threats, has vowed to continue its policy.

  政府根本没有被这些威胁吓倒，发誓要继续执行自己的政策。

• 4. 

  cowed ADJ 受到胁迫的; 受到恐吓的

  例：

  By this time she was so cowed by the beatings that she meekly obeyed.

  到了这时候她被这些殴打吓得不行，以至温顺地服从。