cattle

noun

/ˈkætl/

[plural]

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cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or meat牛
- a herd of cattle一群牛
- twenty head of cattle (= twenty cows)二十头牛
- dairy/beef cattle乳牛；菜牛
- The prisoners were herded into trucks like cattle.囚犯像牛一样被赶进卡车。
see also Highland cattle
Collocations Farming
Farming农场经营Growing food and raising animals种植粮食和饲养动物
- plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦
- grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit种植／生产玉米／小麦／大米／水果
- plough/(North American English) plow land/a field耕地；犁田
- sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields播种／收获谷粒／农作物／庄稼
- spread manure/fertilizer on something给…施撒粪肥／肥料
- cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land耕作／灌溉／浇灌／污染庄稼／植物／田地／土地
- damage/destroy/lose your crop损害／毁坏／损失农作物
- ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes催熟／采摘水果／浆果／葡萄
- press/dry/ferment grapes压榨／晾干／发酵葡萄
- grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat磨／打谷物／玉米／小麦
- raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs饲养鸡／家禽／牛／猪
- raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep饲养／喂养／放养家畜／牛／羊
- kill/slaughter livestock屠宰家畜
- preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat防腐保存／熏／加工贮藏／用盐腌制肉
Modern farming现代农场经营
- run a fish farm/an organic dairy farm
- engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming从事集约型（生猪／渔业）养殖
- use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides使用（化学／有机）肥料／杀虫剂
- begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops开始／进行转基因作物的田间试验
- grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods种植／研发转基因作物／种子／植物／粮食
- fund/invest in genetic engineering/research资助／投资基因工程／研究
- improve/increase crop yields提高／增加粮食产量
- face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages面临／遭受／缓解食物短缺
- label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签
- eliminate/reduce farm subsidies取消／减少农业补贴
- oppose/be against factory farming/GM food反对工厂化养殖／转基因食品
- promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming促进／鼓励／支持有机／可持续农耕
- Cattle that stray onto the electric railway line are killed instantly.走失到电气铁路轨道上去的牛立刻给杀死了。
- Cattle were first domesticated in Neolithic times.新石器时代有人开始驯养牛。
- Farmers drove cattle along major roads as a protest against high taxes.农民沿着大路赶牛示威，反对重税。
- He moved his cattle farther down into the valley in winter.冬天他把牛赶到山谷中更远的地方。
- Villagers traditionally have the right to graze their cattle on the common land.按惯例村民可以在公用地上放牛。
- cattle grazing in the fields正在牧场吃草的牛
- Electric cattle prods were used against the demonstrators.当局用赶牛电棒来对付示威者。
Topics Animalsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- beef
- dairy
- Highland
- …
… of cattle
- head
- herd
verb + cattle
- keep
- raise
- rear
- …
cattle + verb
- graze
cattle + noun
- auction
- market
- breeding
- …
phrases
- a breed of cattle
词源Middle English (also denoting personal property or wealth): from Anglo-Norman French catel, variant of Old French chatel, from medieval Latin capitale, from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’.

词汇	cattle
释义	cattle noun /ˈkætl/ /ˈkætl/ [plural] enlarge image cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or meat牛 a herd of cattle一群牛 twenty head of cattle (= twenty cows)二十头牛 dairy/beef cattle乳牛；菜牛 The prisoners were herded into trucks like cattle.囚犯像牛一样被赶进卡车。 see also Highland cattle Collocations FarmingFarming农场经营Growing food and raising animals种植粮食和饲养动物 plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦 grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit种植／生产玉米／小麦／大米／水果 plough/(North American English) plow land/a field耕地；犁田 sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields播种／收获谷粒／农作物／庄稼 spread manure/fertilizer on something给…施撒粪肥／肥料 cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land耕作／灌溉／浇灌／污染庄稼／植物／田地／土地 damage/destroy/lose your crop损害／毁坏／损失农作物 ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes催熟／采摘水果／浆果／葡萄 press/dry/ferment grapes压榨／晾干／发酵葡萄 grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat磨／打谷物／玉米／小麦 raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs饲养鸡／家禽／牛／猪 raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep饲养／喂养／放养家畜／牛／羊 kill/slaughter livestock屠宰家畜 preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat防腐保存／熏／加工贮藏／用盐腌制肉 Modern farming现代农场经营 run a fish farm/an organic dairy farm engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming从事集约型（生猪／渔业）养殖 use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides使用（化学／有机）肥料／杀虫剂 begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops开始／进行转基因作物的田间试验 grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods种植／研发转基因作物／种子／植物／粮食 fund/invest in genetic engineering/research资助／投资基因工程／研究 improve/increase crop yields提高／增加粮食产量 face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages面临／遭受／缓解食物短缺 label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签 eliminate/reduce farm subsidies取消／减少农业补贴 oppose/be against factory farming/GM food反对工厂化养殖／转基因食品 promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming促进／鼓励／支持有机／可持续农耕 Cattle that stray onto the electric railway line are killed instantly.走失到电气铁路轨道上去的牛立刻给杀死了。 Cattle were first domesticated in Neolithic times.新石器时代有人开始驯养牛。 Farmers drove cattle along major roads as a protest against high taxes.农民沿着大路赶牛示威，反对重税。 He moved his cattle farther down into the valley in winter.冬天他把牛赶到山谷中更远的地方。 Villagers traditionally have the right to graze their cattle on the common land.按惯例村民可以在公用地上放牛。 cattle grazing in the fields正在牧场吃草的牛 Electric cattle prods were used against the demonstrators.当局用赶牛电棒来对付示威者。 Topics Animalsc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective beef dairy Highland … … of cattle head herd verb + cattle keep raise rear … cattle + verb graze cattle + noun auction market breeding … phrases a breed of cattle 词源Middle English (also denoting personal property or wealth): from Anglo-Norman French catel, variant of Old French chatel, from medieval Latin capitale, from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’.
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